Synopsis
Filmed on Super 8 during a Kurdish demonstration in Paris, Cem works on the idea of the collective body. The “cem” in Kurdish, or “jam” in Farsi, means togetherness, unitedness; the term also makes reference to Sufi gatherings, often using dance in their rituals.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (1)
- Executive Producer : Pensée Sauvage Films
Full credits (5)
- Executive Producer : Bani Khoshnoudi
- Director of photography : Bani Khoshnoudi
- Music Composer : Andy Moor
- Editor : Bani Khoshnoudi
- Executive Producer : Bani Khoshnoudi
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Experimental, Documentary
- Themes : Tourism, Dance
- Production language : No dialogue
- Coproducer countries : France (50.0%), Iran (50.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 50% French (France, Iran)
- Production year : 2013
- Runtime : 4 min 30 seconds
- Production formats : Super 8
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
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Resources
Website(1)
http://derives.tv/cem/
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)