Step Into the River

A Short film of

Weijia Ma

Produced by

Les Valseurs

Production year2020

Runtime

14m

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Synopsis

Lu and Wei are two young girls living in a village nestled on the banks of a river. As the one-child policy has led some families to drown baby girls, they both have a special relationship with this river which looks like a cradle of tragic stories.

Credits

Director (1)

Weijia Ma
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Les Valseurs

Foreign production company : Beyond Frozen Films Co.ltd

Line production : Gao Shan Pictures

Full credits (10)

Executive Producers : Damien Megherbi, Justin Pechberty

Screenwriter : Weijia Ma

Music Composer : Pablo Pico

Editor : Jérôme Bréau

Sound Recordist : Corvo Lepesant-Lamari

Foreign producer : ShanShan Li

Line Producers : Arnauld Boulard, Hélène Bastian-Rolin

Voice : Yifei Chen, Mingen Zhang, Guifen Zhang, Ganfeng Zhu, Ninghu Wei, Zhuocheng Zhao, Chen Zhenhui, Nina Picard

Sound editors : Didier Falk, Théo Serror

Sound Mixer : Benjamin Lecuyer

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Sub-genre : 2D animation, Drama, Children's films, Fantasy
Themes : Friendship, Childhood, Politics
Production language : Chinese
Coproducer countries : France (93.75%), China (6.25%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, China)
Production year : 2020
Runtime : 14 min 50 seconds
Visa number : 150.879
Visa issue date : 16/03/2021
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.77
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (6)

French short films well represented in the 94th Oscars shortlist!

25 JANUARY 2022

Festivals & events

Discover the 18 French animated shorts eligible for the 2022 Oscars

07 DECEMBER 2021

News in brief

Selections (14)

The American French Film Festival (ex-COLCOA)
United States, 2021
Sélection officielle
Tehran International Short Film Festival
Iran, 2021
International Competition
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2021
Compétition animation
Rhode Island International Film Festival
United States, 2021
International Competition

Awards (5)

Tehran International Short Film Festival
Iran, 2021
Prix de la meilleure animation
International Short Film Festival in Drama
Greece, 2021
Mention spéciale animation
Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
United States, 2021
Best animated short
Tricky Women/Tricky Realities
2021
Prix Tricky Women/Tricky Realities

Resources

Website(1)

http://lesvalseurs.com/danslariviere/

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