Synopsis
In Gabon, through her encounters, a French journalist uncovers the landscape of Gabonese society, from the city to the bush. At the same time, a logging company cuts down sacred trees in the forests. These are the trees of the Gabonese, of "Those Who Eat the Wood."
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Overlap Films
Full credits (7)
- Executive Producer : Reza Serkanian
- Screenwriter : Reza Serkanian
- Director of Photography : Reza Serkanian
- Assistant director : Alexandra Lesieur
- Editor : Reza Serkanian
- Line Producer : Reza Serkanian
- Camera Operator : Reza Serkanian
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Countries, Ethnography, Environment, Minorities, Sociology, Immigration
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2008
- Runtime : 52 min
- Production formats : DV-CAM - DV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 4/3
- Audio format : Mono
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)