Synopsis
John is a British retiree living in England. His grandfather, William James, moved to China when he was barely twenty years old. Sent there as an accountant for a tobacco company, he met his future wife, had five daughters, and lived there for most of his life. John knew almost nothing about his grandfather's life until one day he stumbled upon a large wooden box filled with glass slides.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Cinelora
Full credits (10)
- Executive Producer : Caroline Chu
- Screenwriter : Caroline Chu
- Directors of Photography : Louis Holder, David Wolfer
- Music Composer : Olivier Lliboutry
- Editor : Caroline Chu
- Sound recordists : Louis Holder, Caroline Chu
- Assistant Editor : Philip Kapadia
- Special Effects : Caroline Chu
- Grader : Caroline Chu
- Sound mixer : Angélique Burguin
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Production language : English
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 34 min
- Visa number : 159.708
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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