Synopsis
Daniel is a father, widower, who lives in the North of Martinique with his 8-year-old daughter, Soraya. Fisherman and restaurateur, he tries to make ends meet in a commune affected by a strong economic and social crisis. His daily life is turned upside down the day his daughter sets out to summon sirens using a conch shell. If the girl just wants to make friends, Daniel sees in his new obsession the risk of a dangerous invasion...
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Lecx Films
- Film exports/foreign sales : Sudu Connexion
Full credits (17)
- Screenwriter : Sarah Malléon
- Director of Photography : Arthur Malléon
- Assistant director : Anaïs Versini
- Editor : Juliette Penant
- Sound Recordist : Steeve Lancastre
- Costume designer : Naïke Lafleur
- Assistant Operators : Samuel Chanol, Julie Guignier
- Camera Operator : Florent Xerri
- Production Manager : Nicolas Lecx
- Sound Editor : Renaud Bajeux
- Continuity supervisor : Caroline Leloup
- Production Designers : Élisia Douillet, Thomas Pilon
- Compositor : Steeve Lancastre
- Grader : Maxime Garnaud
- Make-up Artist : Stéphanie Sidoine
- Sound Mixer : Lucas Le Néouanic
- Sound design : Steeve Lancastre
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Fairy tale, Legend, Fantasy
- Themes : Beliefs, Traditions, Immigration
- Production language : French, Creole
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 15 min 37 seconds
- Visa number : 157.369
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 2.35
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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