“Orthoceras” Breizh Geocacheurs (France)

──What inspired you to create this film for GIFF 2025?

Our main inspiration was to highlight Earthcaches. Too often, geocachers say that Earthcaches are too complicated. We wanted to show them that Earthcaches can also be fun.

──How many people worked on your film, and how long did the production take?Twelve people responded to the call to participate in the filming, which took place over the course of a whole day. We organised two events at two specific locations (https://coord.info/GCATNJJ and https://coord.info/GCB473Q) on the western tip of Brittany to get the footage we wanted. Once there, we had to pack up our gear several times due to a few rain showers and, more importantly, a big storm. The editing took a few days, then we sent it to our friend Rachel, who recorded some piano sequences directly inspired by the video.──What was the most memorable or challenging part of making your film?The most difficult part was persuading geocacher F1AKKdu29, who plays the role of Orthoceras coming out of the water, to shoot the scenes in the sea after the violent storm we had on location. He didn't want to go into the water because lightning had just struck very close to where we were.

──Is there a moment in your film that you hope geocachers around the world will notice or appreciate?We don't know if everyone noticed, but at 1:14 in our film, you can see mega fossil ridges behind us. This is a fairly rare geological phenomenon that can be found on earthcache GCA958F. And the monster coming out of the water is a representation of Orthoceras, which can be found as a fossil on earthcache GCA94KJ.──Please share a message for geocachers in Japan.To all our geocaching friends in Japan, we invite you to come and discover Brittany, its old caches (some of which are now over 25 years old) and the beauty of the different landscapes that make up our beautiful region.

出演：Breizh Geocacheurs、tonitta2199、Jin Kakino