Freedom Swimmer
Synopsis
The story of a grandfather’s perilous swim, from China to Hong Kong, that parallels his granddaughter’s own quest for a new freedom.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Sacrebleu Productions
- Co-production : ARTE France
- Foreign production company : No Thing Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producer : Ron Dyens
- Screenwriter : Olivia Martin-Mcguire
- Director of photography : Nadine Buss
- Music Composer : Pierre Oberkampf
- Foreign producer : Brooke Tia Silcox
- Graphic designer : Agnès Patron
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Animated film
- Sub-genre : 2D animation, Historical, Drama
- Themes : Politics, Immigration, History
- Production language : Mandarin, English
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), Australia (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Australia)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 15 min
- Visa number : 153.899
- Visa issue date : 12/10/2021
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Selections (19)
Awards (5)
Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2022
Grand Prize for Best Short Film
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