Silence of the Sirens

A Short film of

Production year2019

Runtime33 min

Synopsis

Conceived as a fake experimental documentary, Silence of the Sirens focuses on the intimate portrait of Céline, a young Parisian who returns to Martinique, the land of her childhood, after a very long absence. This journey turns her life upside down and becomes a pretext for the manifestation of repressed fantasies. Through visual and sound experimentation, the tropical environment is transformed into a metaphor of inner space, linked to imagination and fantasy.

Credits

Director (1)

Diana Vidrascu
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Actors (2)

Céline Karter

David Kidman

Full credits (10)

Screenwriter : Diana Vidrascu

Director of photography : Diana Vidrascu

Music Composer : Paul Régimbeau

Editor : Diana Vidrascu

Sound Recordist : Romain Poirier

Author of original work : Franz Kafka

Producer : Diana Vidrascu

Executive Producer : Diana Vidrascu

Sound editor : Diana Vidrascu

Sound Mixer : Romain Poirier

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction, Documentary, Experimental
Sub-genre : Portrait, Research - Experimental, Literary adaptation
Themes : Femininity, Family, Minorities
Production language : French, Creole, English
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2019
Runtime : 33 min 49 seconds
Production formats : Super 16
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.66
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

All the French films presented at the 69th Berlin Film Festival

29 JANUARY 2019

Festivals & events

French films at the 2019 Rotterdam International Film Festival

23 JANUARY 2019

Festivals & events

Selections (3)

Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2021
Programmes spéciaux
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 2019
Forum Expanded
Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2019
Tiger Awards Competition

Delegations (1)

Rotterdam International Film Festival (IFFR)
The Netherlands, 2019
Director : Diana Vidrascu

About

Based on Silence of the Sirens by Franz Kafka, 1917

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