In the Billowing Night
Synopsis
Jean-René is a retired workman who has lived in Mâcon, France, since emigrating from Reunion Island at the age of 17. Today, for the first time ever, the quiet man recounts his story to his daughter. His journey is interspersed with enigmatic dreams and pains that are rooted in the wounds of the French colonial past.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : We Film
- Co-productions : Les Films du Haut d'un Arbre, Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains, VMP Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage, Sudu Connexion
Full credits (12)
- Executive Producer : Jonathan Rubin
- Screenwriter : Érika Étangsalé
- Directors of Photography : Jonathan Rubin, Fiona Braillon
- Editor : Marianne Haroche
- Sound Recordist : Pierre George
- Voice : Simiao Nhantumbo
- Co-producer : Olivier Dejean
- Production Manager : Jonathan Rubin
- Sound Editor : Pierre George
- Grader : Aline Conan
- Sound Mixer : Yannick Delmaire
- Participants : Jean-René Étangsalé, Jean-Mahele Kofi, Larissa Zafy, Papa Sémou Diouf, Erika Monique Bezandry
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Research - Experimental
- Themes : Emigration, Exile, Exodus, Dreams
- Production language : French, Creole, Malagasy, Wolof
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 51 min
- Visa number : 152.611
- Visa issue date : 28/09/2021
- Production formats : 16mm
- Color type : Color and Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (2)
Selections (5)
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The Netherlands, 2021
Paradocs
Focus: unConscious Bias
Resources
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Website(1)
https://www.we-film.fr/lev-la-tet-dann-fenwar
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