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.
Credits
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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
Technical details
- 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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