In the Bomata Family, There Is...
Synopsis
On Reunion Island, away from prying eyes, lives a family of cane cutters with Malagasy, African and Indian roots. Ten-year-old Anélia lives there with her relatives, and among them her grandmother, who communicates with their ancestors. At nightfall, while the children are playing hide and seek in the forest, a stray dog appears at the time when stray souls like to spread. The dog turns into a bird, Anélia thinks of her father who died before his time, while her grandmother organizes a great ceremony to honour the dead.
Credits
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : We Film
- Co-productions : Lyon Capitale TV, VMP Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (11)
- Executive Producer : Jonathan Rubin
- Screenwriters : Esther Mazowiecki, Leszek Sawicki
- Director of photography : Esther Mazowiecki
- Editor : Agnès Brückert
- Sound recordists : Yannick Le Sager, Antoine Guilloux
- Co-producers : Olivier Dejean, Olivier Attebi
- Production Manager : Jonathan Rubin
- Sound editor : Marie Moulin
- Grader : Aïdan Obrist
- Sound Mixer : Olivier Chane
- Participants : Kenza Clorate, Didier Boutiana, Kristof Langrom, Lolita Tergémina
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Themes : Family, Traditions, Spiritualité
- Production language : Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 59 min 59 seconds
- Visa number : 152.573
- Visa issue date : 28/09/2021
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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