Freedom Swimmer

A Short film of

Olivia Martin-Mcguire

Produced by

Sacrebleu Productions

Production year2021

Runtime

15m

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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.

Credits

Director (1)

Olivia Martin-Mcguire
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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

News & awards

News (7)

French animation at international animation film festivals: summer 2023

26 JULY 2023

Festivals & events

"Maria into Life" reaps award at the Tübingen Stuttgart Festival

10 NOVEMBER 2022

News in brief

Selections (19)

Tampere Film Festival
Finland, 2024
Programmes spéciaux
Dresden International Short Film Festival
Germany, 2023
Programmes jeunesse
Animation First Festival
United States, 2023
Official selection
Winterthur International Short Film Festival
Switzerland, 2022
Programmes spéciaux

Awards (5)

Tübingen | Stuttgart International French-language Film Festival
Germany, 2022
Grand Prize for Best Short Film
Animatou
Switzerland, 2022
Prix Doc'Anim
IndieCork
Ireland, 2022
Prix du meilleur court-métrage international
Prix Unifrance du court-métrage
France, 2022
Prix Grand Action

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