Cosme Castro: Son of Teatro Aleph's founder, Óscar "Cuervo" Castro, Cosme Castro is a director and audiovisual creator. In 2015, together with Jeanne Frenkel, he founded the film and multimedia production company La Comète. In 2017, they created Adieu Bohème, a short film presented live at the Bastille Opera as part of the Paris National Opera - La Troisième Scène. As associated artists at the Théâtre Montfort (Paris) they produced three stage productions: Le Bal, Point Némo, and Georges sauve le monde (2018–2020). In 2022, they produced the live feature film Jour de gloire, set on the night of the presidential elections, broadcast live in cinemas and on French TV: Arte.tv. They have collaborated with artists such as Flavien Berger and Matthieu Chedid. In 2023, they created the fiction short film INTELLIGENCE, starring actor Vincent Macaigne and in collaboration with musician Jacques. Selected for the 76th Locarno Film Festival (Pardi di Domani), the film won the Young Jury Prize.

Óscar Jr. Castro: The youngest member of the Chilean theatre family Teatro Aleph, Óscar Jr. Castro grew up on stage. After several years working as first assistant director for La Comète Films (Jour de Gloire – live feature on Arte.tv; Georges sauve le monde – presented at Théâtre Montfort), he co-founded in 2017 a collective of directors, screenwriters, and art directors La Piscine Films, together with his creative partner Jeanne Sigwalt. Together, they have co-directed numerous music videos with the support of the French National Centre for Cinema (CNC), including: Les Louanges feat. Ichon – Sur la Mélodie (2023); Bro feat. Ichon – T'étais pas là (2023); Dada – Demain (2024); Hiru – La lluvia cae (2025). In 2023, he directed his first fiction short film, Rocket's Stadium, selected for the official competition of the Grenoble Outdoor Short Film Festival (Festival du Film Court en Plein Air de Grenoble) and the Gindou Film Festival.

Reading in English by Stanley Weber: With a classical training that took him through the Conservatoire National Supérieur d'Art Dramatique in Paris and the prestigious London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), he was first noticed in the international TV series Borgia. Since then, he has appeared in several English-language series such as Outlander and Black Mirror. For cinema, he has worked in France under the direction of Claude Miller and Martin Provost, and abroad in films such as Pilgrimage. On stage, he has performed notably in Le Pays Lointain at the Odéon, directed by Clément Hervieu-Léger, and in Anna Christie, directed by Jean-Louis Martinelli at Théâtre de l'Atelier.

Illustrations Jeanne Frenkel: French theatre director, illustrator and visual artist, Jeanne Frenkel supports and manages film, stage, and musical projects. Her career began in graphic design, creating album covers, music videos, and concert scenography (2010–2015). Her exploration of theatre and stage creation seeks to delve into themes of design and space, bridging event production and stage direction with her own installations and audiovisual creations.

Musical composition Lou Rotzinger: French composer and multi-instrumentalist, Lou Rotzinger was born in Paris in 1987. A self-taught musician, he composes for films and documentaries and has performed on stage with numerous artists (Anna Chedid, Les Nuits du Lou, Marc Melià, Romeo Poirier, Loïc Fleury, Vincent Moon). He has worked as a composer on soundtracks for creations by La Comète (metacinema), Jeanne Frenkel, and Cosme Castro. He has released three studio albums and collaborated with numerous audiovisual, stage, and photographic artists.

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