# My friend's film is at Cannes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 15, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852 "2016-05-15T16:49:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/1 "2016-05-15T16:49:30Z")
If you look at [the photo](https://www.instagram.com/p/BFbQS2YD721/) you can see [_First Man On Mars_](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4562262/) on the second row, second from the left. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/2 "2016-05-15T17:17:24Z")
Is it straight, or tounge-in-cheek? Because, it sounds like the B-ist of the B movies… > **[First Man on Mars (2016) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4562262/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1)** > > First Man on Mars: Directed by Mike Lyddon. With Kelly Murtagh, Bobby Gilchrist, Christian Walker, Chris Sharpes. The countdown to terror has begun. Astronaut Eli Cologne became the first man on Mars, but something went horribly wrong. Infected by an... ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/3 "2016-05-15T17:17:35Z")
Just to be clear, his film is being sold at the film market at Cannes. It’s not up for the Palm d’Or. 😉 ETA: **beowulf** , it’s very tongue-in-cheek, and shot in the style of 1970s science fiction/monster films. The astronaut is a billionaire who financed his own rocket, and is named ‘Eli Cologne’. Get it? 😛 . ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/4 "2016-08-07T14:45:53Z")
I just saw this page from [Club des Monstres](http://www.clubdesmonstres.com/best/htm/firstmom.htm). > [@Club des Monstres](#): > > Une parodie qui pille sans vergogne The Quatermass Experiment. ‘A parody that plunders shamelessly The Quatermass Experiment.’ 😃 I don’t think I’ve seen the trailer before. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/5 "2016-08-07T14:53:55Z")
Really cool. It’s fun when you get some personal interest, even second hand, in major events like that. I have a friend get a film he worked heavily on who got into Sundance. It was an amazing experience watching as it propagated through the circuit. They did fantastic - I’d say beyond their wildest dreams, but they dream big. So probably in line with their wildest dreams. I hope your friend is equally successful. ---
**Author:** ![Gedd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gedd/32/4938_2.png) [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2016, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friends-film-is-at-cannes/754852/6 "2016-08-08T15:22:30Z")
I have a friend from high school who had a short film at Cannes a year or two ago. We donated money to help finish the film and are listed as Associate Producers! (Well, my wife is since she wrote the check) I’ve never really been interested in short films or anything like that, but I am now.