Synopsis
In a schoolyard bathed by spring sunlight, children play marbles. Douglas, bigger than the others, skinnier, poorer, blacker, watches them pl;ay. He tries to participate, but the group rejects him.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (4)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : Vue sur Court
- Co-production : Acidfilms
- Film exports/foreign sales : Vue sur Court
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : V. Sarah Gurévick
- Screenwriter : V. Sarah Gurévick
- Director of Photography : Sébastien Veyrin-Forrer
- Music Composers : Simon Williams, Tristan Essyad
- Editor : V. Sarah Gurévick
- Sound recordists : Simon Williams, Tristan Essyad
- Co-producer : V. Sarah Gurévick
- Sound editors : Simon Williams, Tristan Essyad
- Production Designer : V. Sarah Gurévick
- Music performers : Simon Williams, Tristan Essyad
- Sound Mixer : Jean Holtzmann
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale
- Themes : Friendship, Exclusion
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2007
- Runtime : 6 min
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Dolby SR
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
Selections (4)
San Francisco International Film Festival
United States, 2007
Golden Gate Award International Competition
Awards (1)
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