Synopsis
In Burkina Faso, "light" is synonymous with electricity from the local power grid, but in 70% of villages, the best that can be hoped for is electric power from a gas generator that is used to run household appliances. Belonging to the grid seems to be a true luxury.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Z'azimut Films
- Co-production : Lyon Capitale TV
Full credits (8)
- Executive Producer : Nicole Zeizig
- Screenwriters : Bertrand Larrieu, Seb Coupy
- Director of Photography : Seb Coupy
- Editor : Seb Coupy
- Sound Recordist : Bertrand Larrieu
- Grader : Jean-Michel Touzin
- Sound Mixer : Bertrand Larrieu
- Post-production supervisor : Jean-Michel Touzin
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Ethnography, Encounters, Travel
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
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FESTIVAL AWARDS AND SELECTIONS
- Grand Prize from the SCAM (France), Discovery Prize 2014
- Special Mention from the Jury, Rencontres Cinématographiques de Cerbère Port-Bou (France) 2013
- International Competition, Ethnographic Film Festival (Canada) 2014
- International Competition, Ouhida Film Festival (Benin) 2014
- International Competition, Ciné Droit Libre Film Festival, Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) 2013
- Rencontres du Film Documentaire, Mellionnec (France) 2013
- Territoires en Images Film Festival, Paris (France) 2013
- Punto de Vista International Documentary Film Festival (Spain) 2013
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