Synopsis
Shot in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, The Sea is History takes up the rhythm of the eponymous text by the Caribbean poet Derek Walcott. Although everything begins at the very place where Christopher Columbus first set foot in 1492, it is not in order to celebrate the famous discovery of America, but so as to wander in the deserts of capitalist modernity and make the song of those who died while crossing the ocean heard.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Spectre Productions
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Olivier Marboeuf
- Director of Photography : Louis Henderson
- Editor : Louis Henderson
- Sound Recordist : Louis Henderson
- Line Producer : Olivier Marboeuf
- Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Literary adaptation , Research - Experimental
- Themes : Ethnography, Exile, Exodus, History
- Production language : English, Haitian Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2016
- Runtime : 27 min
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)