Astel

A Short film of

Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Produced by

La Chauve-Souris, Kazak Productions

Production year2021

Runtime24 min

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Synopsis

It's October, near the end of the rainy season in Fouta, an isolated region up-north in Senegal. Astel (13) accompanies her father in the bush every day. Together, they look after their herd of cows. But one day, in the middle of the desert, the meeting between the young girl and a shepherd disrupts the peaceful daily life between Astel and her father.

Credits

Director (1)

Ramata-Toulaye Sy
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Actors (5)

Hawa Mamadou Dia

Chérif Amadou Diallo

Alassane Hamet Ly

Khady Diallo

Amadou Diallo

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producers : La Chauve-Souris, Kazak Productions

Foreign production company : Astou Production

Film exports/foreign sales : Sudu Connexion

Full credits (17)

Executive Producers : Margaux Juvénal, Maud Leclair-Névé, Amaury Ovise, Jean-Christophe Reymond

Screenwriter : Ramata-Toulaye Sy

Director of Photography : Amine Berrada

Music Composer : Amine Bouhafa

Assistant Director : Fabacary Assymby Coly

Editor : Nathan Jacquard

Sound Recordist : Ousmane Coly

Costume designer : Fatimata Sow

Foreign Producer : Souleymane Kébé

Assistant Operator : Oumar Ba

Production Manager : Souleymane Kébé

Sound Editor : Olivier Voisin

Continuity supervisor : Khady Diédhiou

Production Designer : Mouhamed Siradji Sow

Grader : Julien Blanche

Make-up Artist : Marième Timéra

Sound Mixer : Romain Ozanne

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Production language : Fula
Coproducer countries : France (70.0%), Senegal (30.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Senegal)
Production year : 2021
Runtime : 24 min 14 seconds
Visa number : 154.386
Visa issue date : 27/07/2022
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 2.39
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

French cinema garners a cluster of awards at the 36th FIFF Namur

11 OCTOBER 2021

News in brief

French films at the 46th Toronto International Film Festival

01 SEPTEMBER 2021

Festivals & events

Selections (12)

Leeds International Film Festival
Great Britain, 2022
Programmes spéciaux
Filmets
Spain, 2022
Sélection officielle
Odense Film Festival
Denmark, 2022
International Competition
Melbourne International Film Festival
Australia, 2022
International Competition

Awards (5)

Odense Film Festival
Denmark, 2022
Grand Prize
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2022
Award for Best First Fiction Film
Special Jury Prize in the National Competition
Dakar Court
2021
Mention spéciale du jury
FIFF
Belgium, 2021
Prix de la meilleure photographie : Amine Berrada

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