Synopsis
An imaginative young girl in Montreal retreats to rooftop conversations with her Senegalese grandfather, as she reflects on grief and memory for the first time.
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Actors (5)
Production and distribution (3)
- Foreign production company : Matenmidiswa Productions
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
- Foreign distributor (short film) : Black Wealth Media
Full credits (19)
- Screenwriter : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Director of Photography : Ismaël Ouattara
- Music Composer : Youssef Ennaoui
- Assistant director : Nadia Louis-Desmarchais
- Editor : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Sound Recordist : Jean-François Vaudrin
- Costume designer : Magalie Billardon
- Foreign Producer : Manuel Mathieu
- Producer : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Assistant Operator : Clémentine Martin
- Camera Operator : Ismaël Ouattara
- Production manager : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Sound editor : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Continuity supervisor : Lorna Kidjo
- Production Designer : Philippe Gauvin
- Special Effects : Ismaël Ouattara
- Grader : William Albu
- Make-up Artist : Magalie Billardon
- Sound Mixer : Youssef Ennaoui
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- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Themes : Childhood, Family
- Production language : French, Wolof
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), Canada (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Canada)
- Production year : 2021
- Runtime : 17 min 48 seconds
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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The year’s end celebrations are coming. Christmas : the tree, the dinner, the presents. Indian and Cowboy are expecting their presents eagerly. Overexcited by the organisation of the celebration, they fight and destroy the Yule log on which Horse was putting the last touch. Horse is livid and cancels the gifts from Santa Claus. How will they win back the favours of Horse and The Old Bearded Man? How will they retrieve their gifts ? For Indian and Cowboy begins a long, very long Christmas Eve.
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Future Film Festival in Bologna.
It was nominated for the 2015 César for Best Animated Short Film.
