Synopsis
Christmas is coming. In ten-year-old Carla's apartment building, a magnificent tree decorated by her aunt Anabelle. But Carla is not in the mood to celebrate. She only dreams of one thing: going back to Haiti and living with her mother again, like before.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (3)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Local Films
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Nicolas Brevière
- Screenwriter : Diane Morel
- Director of Photography : Jean-Philippe Polo
- Music Composers : Patrick Moriceau, Renaud Rochette
- Editor : Benoît Alric
- Costume designer : Marcos Jatoba
- Continuity supervisor : Benoît Salvi
- Production Designer : Sébastien Lemporte
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Themes : Childhood, Immigration
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2003
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 108.529
- Visa issue date : 29/10/2003
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.66
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)