Synopsis
Grandma is really old. She lives alone in her house lost in the countryside in Normandy. Her health is getting worse, she’s starting to lose her sight. Grandma knows that death is near, but she refuses to face reality and keeps on living as usual. The arrival of a new little neighbor will give her the strength to fight a little longer.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Line production : Ladybirds Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : EROÏN Films
Full credits (13)
- Executive Producer : Jules David
- Screenwriters : Céline Bailbled, Julie Flament
- Director of Photography : Benoît Chamaillard
- Music Composer : Pauline Hamel
- Assistant directors : Manon Doursat, Zoé Bihan, Carine Restout
- Editor : Céline Kélépikis
- Sound recordists : Olivier Le Vacon, Mourad Louanchi
- Line Producers : Jules David, Lara Orsoni
- Assistant Operators : Marc Dumontet, Camille Lamy, Ariane Vallin, Kelly Pradel
- Production manager : Marie Legras
- Sound Editor : Dimitri Kharitonnoff
- Production Designer : Morgane Le Doze
- Grader : Gilles Granier
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Solitude/loneliness, Ageing, Society
- Production language : French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 21 min 6 seconds
- Visa number : 155.611
- Visa issue date : 19/11/2021
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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Resources
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http://www.ladybirdsfilms.fr/meme/
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)