Film – Franco Esteve's The Doll Chronicles Short Film Series https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite Short Film Series about a Doll on the Edge of Reality Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:45:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Apocalypse_Official_Poster_1-32x32.jpg Film – Franco Esteve's The Doll Chronicles Short Film Series https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite 32 32 194285030 Watch the award-winning, experimental short film, Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles! Available Now on YouTube! https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/2021/12/10/watch-the-award-winning-experimental-short-film-apocalypse-the-doll-chronicles-available-now-on-youtube/ Fri, 10 Dec 2021 19:43:08 +0000 https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/?p=6866 It’s finally available! Watch and experience the award-winning, experimental short film, Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles now on YouTube here. The film has successfully completed its main festival run, accumulating awards and accolades along the way both for its presentation, concept, and soundtrack, and it’s out now for everyone to enjoy. Check it out:

NOTE: Though the film is experimental in nature and mostly occurs across a post-apocalyptic landscape, it deals with a serious subject matter, childhood trauma, and has therefore been age-restricted on YouTube and can only be watched there.

Film Description

Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles (2021 Short Film)

Apocalypse, the latest award-winning entry in The Doll Chronicles series of independent short films about Doll, a beauty that stands on the edge of reality, is the fourth in the series and Doll faces a darkness from her past as she explores what seems like a desolate post-apocalyptic world. More info about the film below…

  • Duration: 8:13
  • Film: Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles (4)
  • Created by: Franco Esteve

The Doll Chronicles Series Website: https://www.thedolllchronicles.com
Franco Esteve’s Website: https://francoesteve.com

About the film

Completed and released in 2021, Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles is the film that never was. The footage was originally shot in 2015-2016 and it was meant as an overly ambitious entry into The Doll Chronicles series, but sadly most of the footage was lost to dead hard drives. From footage found and restored in old drives found years later, Franco Esteve’s great Doll Chronicles frustration, Apocalypse was rebuilt, refocused, and finished as a thought, a conceptual music driven, experimental film more in line with The Doll Chronicles concept, and yet, maintaining some of the original dialog and ideas.

The film follows Doll, a woman on the edge of reality, as she explores what looks like a desolate, post-apocalyptic landscape. Something or someone appears to be chasing her, and as we follow her travels, the darkness becomes clearer and we learn what it’s all about. The final film can be interpreted a number of ways, but the social awareness focus is still on trauma, particularly childhood trauma and abuse.

The film features new actors Charlotte March, Danny Brooks, and Llucia Pizà, and sees the return of Consequence actors, Marisa Reyes Durán and Bernat Pizà Galmes, with another cameo by executive producer, Emma Saura Woods in a party scene with other extras.

The film is currently in the film festival circuit, having already received Best Experimental Film at EdiPlay International Film Festival in France, Best Short in the Medusa Film Festival, and other accolades for both the film and the soundtrack, as well as receiving positive reviews for its experimental presentation, concept, music, and for its innovative reconstruction of footage lost into something meaningful.

Credits:

Produced, Written, and Directed by Franco Esteve (https://francoesteve.com)
Executive producers: Emma Saura Woods & Franco Esteve
Starring: Charlotte March
Co-Starring: Danny Brooks, Bernat Pizà Galmés, Marisa Reyes Durán and introducing Llucía Pizà

Music: Written and Performed by Franco Esteve
Copyright©2021 Franco Esteve. All rights reserved.

Soundtrack album available on most, popular music download stores and streaming services. Here are some links to some of them:

No dolls were injured during the making of this film.
This film is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual people or events is purely coincidental. Careful crossing the wasteland of your mind.

Shot on location in London, UK, and Mallorca, Spain.
Copyright©2021 Franco Esteve. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication or use whole or in part is strictly prohibited and punishable by law.

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]]> 6866 Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles Festival Award-winner (Updated) https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/2021/09/13/apocalypse-the-doll-chronicles-festival-award-winner/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:44:00 +0000 https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/?p=6693 Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles, the fourth in The Doll Chronicles series of short films is both official selection, finalist, and award winner in a couple of film festivals and counting. If you’re anywhere near these festivals and their locations, be sure to check out my little film on their big screen and support indie film.

Laurels for Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles (10)
  • London Shorts Film Festival (Nominee) – September 5th, 2021 – London, UK
  • Beyond the Curve International Film Festival (Finalist) – September 3rd, 2021- Paris, France
  • Robinson Film Awards International Festival – August 7th, 2021 – Naples, Italy
  • Medusa Film Festival (Best Short Film Award) – July 31st, 2021
  • Blackboard International Film Festival – July 28th, 2021, Kerala, India
  • Swedish International Film Festival (Finalist) – August 10th, 2021, Arvika, Sweden
  • EdiPlay International Film Festival (Best Experimental Short Film Award and Best Film Score Finalist) – July 2nd, 2021, Évry, France
  • 4th Dimension Independent Film Festival (Finalist) – July 28th, 2021, Paradiso, Bali
  • Rameshwaram International Film Festival (Finalist) – June 20th, 2021, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Golden Cali Film and Art Festival and Awards – July 24th, 2021, California

There’s a lot more to come, and hopefully more festivals so you can have the opportunity to view the film on a big screen. More news soon…

Franco Esteve’s DaVinci and above patrons on Patreon can preview the film right now, and all patrons get exclusive previews (preview the music too), so become a patron today: https://patreon.com/FrancoEsteve

The film’s soundtrack is NOW AVAILABLE! Check it out here.

More news about all this and about more screenings… soon.
Thank you everyone! ?

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]]> 6693 Review: She Wolf Music Magazine Reviews Apocalypse Soundtrack (in German) https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/2021/09/13/review-she-wolf-music-magazine-reviews-apocalypse-soundtrack-in-german/ Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:37:00 +0000 https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/?p=6819

New Review! German music magazine, She Wolf, has reviewed the Apocalypse: The Doll Chronicles Soundtrack!You can read it (in German) here:
https://shewolf.eu/franco-esteve-mit-inspirierendem-soundtrack-zu-seinem-film-apocalypse-the-doll-chronicles-audio-trailer-soundtrack-orchestral/

“8 out of 10: Interesting soundtrack to an interesting film… Franco Esteve presents a fantastic sound spectacle on the soundtrack… an interesting musical companion, behind which there is not only a fantastic composer, but also an artist who is fantastic with different timbres , acoustic paintings come to life… Franco Esteve proves to be a sound tinkererwho has the right feel for appealing musical accompaniments”

– She Wolf, German Music Magazine, September 2021 (in German)

Thank you Philipp Gottfried and She Wolf for the review! I’m happy y’all enjoyed it enough to give it an 8 out of 10! Cheers! ?

Haven’t heard the album yet? Go listen to it in your favorite streaming service or get it on Bandcamp or Gumroad (links below). While you’re there, remember to listen, like and follow. ?

Here are some useful links to the album on some of the most popular services:

Thank you everyone! Enjoy the review and the music! 🙂 Cheers. 

Find out more about the album on the official page here.  

Patrons got to sample the film and the music before anyone else. Become a patron now: https://patreon.com/francoesteve

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]]> 6819 The Doll Chronicles: Apocalypse is finally coming! https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/2021/05/30/the-doll-chronicles-apocalypse-is-finally-coming/ Sun, 30 May 2021 10:20:37 +0000 https://thedollchronicles.com/dsite/?p=6668
The Doll Chronicles: Apocalypse is finally taking shape. Though not all of the original content was recovered after so much of it was lost, a film is coming out from that rediscovered footage, and it’s looking great!! More news on that soon!
Franco Esteve patrons on Patreon can enjoy an exclusive previews of the titles, film and music depending on their tier. Become a patron now: https://patreon.com/francoesteve

Apocalypse, the title track to The Doll Chronicles short film, Apocalypse, The Doll Chronicles, is now available. Listen to the song and get it on Bandcamp here:

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Find out more about the song on Franco Esteve’s official song page here.

Listen and get it on Bandcamp using the link above or any of the streaming services below:

The song is also available at most online music stores and streaming services.

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