Synopsis
At night, a stranger digs graves, buries the dead and watches over them. In the dark, he reveals the personal belongings of the deceased to us. These objects, separated from their owners, bear their scars and story, while others melt until they become enigmatic.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Le Fresnoy - Studio national des arts contemporains
- Foreign production company : Inside Productions
Full credits (9)
- Executive Producer : Éric Prigent
- Screenwriter : Younès Ben Slimane
- Director of Photography : Younès Ben Slimane
- Editor : Younès Ben Slimane
- Sound recordist : Tima Savchenko
- Camera Operator : Younès Ben Slimane
- Production Manager : Luc-Jérôme Bailleul
- Sound Editor : Médéric Corroyer
- Sound Mixer : Geoffrey Durcak
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary, Experimental
- Themes : Exile, Exodus, Architecture, Death
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : France, Tunisia
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Tunisia)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 20 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : Digital creation
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)