Synopsis
I have slanted eyes but I don't speak Chinese. My grandmother likes cheese but doesn't speak French. To translate between her and me there is my father, but he is reluctant to do so. So I meet other Chinese immigrants, with different languages and backgrounds. Thanks to these detours, the loss of original language gradually makes sense.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Gloria Films Production
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Maud Huynh
- Screenwriters : Mia Ma, Mariannick Bellot
- Directors of Photography : Nicolas Duchêne, Mia Ma
- Editor : Cédric Jouan
- Sound recordists : Nicolas Joly, Mia Ma
- Voice-over : Mia Ma
- Production managers : Diane Thin, Maud Huynh
- Sound editor : Amélie Canini
- Sound mixer : Amélie Canini
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Family, Paternity, Immigration
- Production language : French, Cantonese
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 50 min 25 seconds
- Visa number : 141.796
- Visa issue date : 12/06/2015
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)