Here, the Beaches are Black
Synopsis
A politically active, white-skinned Creole woman bears the wounds of a tragic event that happened in Reunion Island. At night, she engages in acts of poetic vandalism in her fight to free the Indian Ocean island from French dominion. But her son, a police officer, disapproves of her ideological struggle.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producers : Jonathan Rubin, Judex Dejean
- Screenwriter : Olivier Dejean
- Director of photography : Sophie Cadet
- Music Composer : Olivier Dejean
- Assistant director : Harini Mardaye
- Editor : Margot Dumont
- Sound Recordist : Julien Verstraete
- Line Producer : Jonathan Rubin
- Assistant Operator : Emmanuel Gatoux
- Production Manager : Jonathan Rubin
- Sound Editor : Julien Verstraete
- Grader : Aline Conan
- Sound Mixer : Julien Verstraete
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Racial discrimination, Identity
- Production language : Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 9 min 52 seconds
- Visa number : 157.883
- Visa issue date : 05/12/2022
- Production formats : Super 16
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby Digital
- Rating restrictions : None
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