Synopsis
Yaa, a multi-ethnic girl, is confronted with her skin colour for the first time when she discovers the shades of ballet shoes in a store. At 15, Yaa hates everything about herself, especially her hair, which is constantly touched by strangers; she decides to straighten it to look like her friends. This is the beginning of a hellish journey that pushes her to want to reflect the world around her. When she can no longer damage her hair, she realizes that she needs a profound change.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (14)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : DAN.CIN.FILMS
- Foreign production companies : MØZ, TANZRAUSCHEN eV, COORPI, Malakta Films
Full credits (20)
- Executive Producer : Anna Alexandre
- Screenwriter : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye
- Directors of Photography : Anthony Faye, Néhémie Lemal, Marios Zervas
- Music Composer : Analia Lentini
- Assistant directors : Anna Alexandre, Coline Lafont
- Editors : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye, Alla Kovgan
- Sound recordists : Lucas Boyer, Olivier Beniere
- Costume designer : Judith Cortial
- Foreign producers : Chrysanthi Badeka, Marc Wagenbach, Lucia Carolina De Rienzo, Jukka Rajala
- Executive Producer : Anna Alexandre
- Assistant Operators : Adrien Beldan, Corenthin Tholin, Chrysanthi Badeka
- Camera operators : Anthony Faye, Néhémie Lemal, Marios Zervas
- Production manager : Anna Alexandre
- Sound editors : Aline-Sitoé N'Diaye, Marie Moulin
- Continuity supervisors : Coline Lafont, Anaïs Béal
- Production Designer : Anna Alexandre
- Grader : Olivier Dassonville
- Make-up Artists : Lisa Naacke, Yéléna Moussenoff
- Sound Mixer : Samy Pitiot
- Sound design : Agathe Moubembé
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama, Portrait
- Themes : Identity, Racial discrimination, Power, Femininity
- Production language : French, Wolof
- Coproducer countries : France (32.0%), Greece (17.0%), Germany (17.0%), Italy (17.0%), Finland (17.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (France, Greece, Germany, Italy, Finland)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 19 min 13 seconds
- Visa number : 157.039
- Visa issue date : 22/09/2022
- Production formats : Live footage - HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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