Synopsis
The filmmaker's grandmother has become a mystery ever since she lost her memory. Because of a family secret, merely evoking her life causes bodies to stiffen. With a process similar to engraving, this animation film borrows from the archaeology of the gesture, which consists of hollowing out, in order to reveal, through buried memories, a Creole identity.
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- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
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- Screenwriter : June Balthazard
- Music Composer : Serge Lebrasse
- Editors : Jérôme Erhart, June Balthazard
- Production Manager : Jacky Lautem
- Sound Editor : Martin Delzescaux
- Graphic designers : Alexis Robert, June Balthazard
- Sound Mixer : Martin Delzescaux
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film
- Sub-genre : Auteur documentary, Portrait
- Themes : Family, Illness, History
- Production language : French, Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2017
- Runtime : 17 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : Digital creation - Hi8
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- 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)