The 24 Hours of Le Mans, 1955. 300,000 spectators are watching from the sidelines. It is 6 PM when Pierre Levegh’s car ploughs into the spectator stands, scattering the crowd with his car engine’s hot debris. It is a tragedy that will cost more than 80 lives. And yet, the race goes on. At Mercedes, a friend and co-pilot of Pierre Levegh’s is ready to take the relay. His name is John Fitch.

Quentin Baillieux graduated from Gobelins, the Parisian school of animation. In 2010, he directed the short film, Lavomatic and co-founded the directing duo Parallel, with Raphaelle Tinland. Together, they directed at Eddy production studio, commercials, music videos and the opening sequence of a feature film. His films scrutinise the tendency for mankind to auto-destroy, as well as mankind’s fragile balance between pride, passion and humanity.