“Poly” by Nicolas Vanier tells the beautiful story of friendship between a young girl and a circus pony. On set, the director had a very specific requirement that was close to his heart.
Poly: my little pony
After staging Belle and Sebastian in 2013, Nicolas Vanier adapted another story imagined by Cécile Aubry in the 1960s: Poly. To pay tribute to the writer, the director also chooses to call the little heroine of his film Cécile.
The plot takes place in France In the 60s. Little Cécile moves with her mother to the south, but the integration is not easy with the other children of the village. One day, a traveling circus sets up shop in the area. Cécile discovers that the star pony is mistreated there. She decides to protect him and organizes his escape.
Pursued by the disturbing director of the circus and the mysterious Victor, Cécile and Poly embark on a run full of twists and turns. An initiatory journey carried by a amazing friendship story.
The requirement of Nicolas Vanier on the set
Director Nicolas Vanier is known to be a lover and a defender of nature. For the filming of Polyhe insisted on reduce the ecological footprint by collaborating with the eco-responsible filming label Secoya founded by the director of the film, Mathieu Delahousse.
I worked with all the heads of post to reduce the ecological footprint of filming. We have pushed the slider quite far, for example by eliminating the distribution of plastic water bottles or air travel. We appealed to a local economy in our consumption, choosing with organic producers who had not worked for the cinema before. To the delight of the team, moreover, since we ate very well! We have done a lot of work on this question, which moreover serves today as a basis for reflection for other films.
said Nicolas Vanier when the film was released.
In addition to local food, other requirements were put in place on set such as reduction of waste and hazardous products for the environment. Discover them in detail:
