Synopsis
Back in China. Jia has died, my neighborhood is condemned to destruction. I cling on to my camera, stop time, lose myself in the memories engraved on my mind. Jia is an autobiographical film, a documentary and animated journey, mourning my childhood, my China, Jia who loved me.
Credits
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : AMC2 productions
- Co-production : La Maison aux Mille Images
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Agnès Fanget
- Screenwriter : Li Cheng
- Director of Photography : Weifu Liu
- Music Composer : François Arbon
- Editors : Laetitia Rodari, Yannick Sanchez
- Executive Producer : Agnès Fanget
- Co-producer : Marie Paccou
- Production manager : Agnès Fanget
- Sound Editor : Théophane Bertuit
- Animation : Mariette Randé, Gabrielle Jimenez, Marc Gontier
- Sound Mixer : Théophane Bertuit
- Storyboard artists : Gabrielle Jimenez, Marc Brunier-Mestas, Li Cheng
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait, Research - Experimental
- Themes : Childhood, Memories, Affection
- Production language : Chinese
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 12 min 36 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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