The Things of a Lifetime, Intimate Archeological Exercises

A Short film of

Céline Ségalini

Produced by

Novanima

Production year2024

Runtime50 min

Synopsis

A house. The one my grandmother lived in since 1971. Everything remained intact after her death. What to do with this legacy? Today, the objects she accumulated are a call to better understand the woman she was. Can the material traces that I observe, count, classif, and arrange in the context of still lifes fill in her silences and whisper things about her life? Between her and these things, are there not the aspirations of a woman driven by the unspoken desire to be recognized as a white Frenchwoman?

Credits

Director (1)

Céline Ségalini
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Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Novanima

Co-production : Kanaldude

Film exports/foreign sales : Novanima

Full credits (12)

Executive Producer : Marc Faye

Screenwriter : Céline Ségalini

Directors of Photography : Christophe Leroy, Pierre Nativel, Céline Ségalini

Music Composer : Guillaume Flamen

Editors : Anne-Laure Viaud, Antoine Boutet

Sound Recordist : Christophe Leroy

Voice : Céline Ségalini

Production Manager : Marc Faye

Sound Editor : Loïc Villiot

Production Designer : Alban Petit

Grader : Pierre Nativel

Sound Mixer : Loïc Villiot

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Portrait, Research - Experimental
Themes : Family, Exile, Immigration, Identity
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 50 min 36 seconds
Visa number : 156.202
Visa issue date : 10/04/2024
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.78
Audio format : Dolby 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (1)

DOK Leipzig
Germany, 2024
Compétition internationale documentaire

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