The Boy With White Skin

A Short film of

Simon Panay

Produced by

Bandini Films

Production year2024

Runtime14 min

Synopsis

Entrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners, an albino child embodies all of their hopes.

Credits

Director (1)

Simon Panay
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Actors (5)

Production and distribution (3)

Executive Producer : Bandini Films

Foreign production company : Astou Production

Film exports/foreign sales : Manifest

Full credits (16)

Executive Producers : Rafael Andrea Soatto, Laëtitia Denis, Kévin Rousseau

Screenwriter : Simon Panay

Director of Photography : Simon Gouffault

Music Composer : Philippe Fivet

Assistant Director : Lassina Koné

Editor : Simon Panay

Sound Recordist : Ousmane Coly

Foreign producers : Souleymane Kébé, Maud Leclair-Névé

Assistant Operator : Oumar Ba

Production Manager : Assane Diagne

Sound Editor : Vivien Roche

Production Designer : Oumar Sall

Foley artist : Jean-Baptiste Cornier

Casting : Iman Djionne

Grader : Charles Eyno

Sound Mixer : Régis Diebold

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28 MARCH 2025

Simon Panay on The Boy with White Skin (L’Enfant à la peau blanche)

INTERVIEW
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Simon Panay talks about his short film The Boy With White Skin (L’Enfant à la peau blanche) 🎭

🏆Presented at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, where it won the Prix France Télévisions, this striking short film tells the story of an albino child entrusted by his father to a group of gold miners, becoming the center of their hopes and beliefs.

In this interview, director Simon Panay shares insights into the film’s themes of childhood, faith, and exploitation, as well as his creative process in bringing this poignant story to life.

#watchfrench #ClermontFF #SimonPanay #ShortFilm #FrenchCinema #LEnfantALaPeauBlanche #PrixFranceTélévisions

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Work, Childhood
Production language : Wolof, French
Premier pays de production : France
Coproducer countries : France (80.0%), Senegal (20.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : Majority French (France, Senegal)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 14 min 42 seconds
Visa number : 158.721
Visa issue date : 07/01/2025
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (8)

French short films tour the world: December 2025

05 JANUARY 2026

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Unifrance renews its support for the Dakar Short Film Festival for its 8th edition

02 DECEMBER 2025

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Selections (9)

TISFF
Greece, 2025
Sélection officielle
Minikino Film Week
Indonesia, 2025
Official Selection
International Documentary and Short Film Festival in Prizren (Dokufest)
Kosovo, 2025
International Competition
Short Shorts Film Festival
Japan, 2025
International Competition

Awards (5)

Dakar Court
2025
Prix du scénario
TISFF
Greece, 2025
Cinematic achievement award
Prix France Télévisions
2025
Grand prix
Flickerfest
Australia, 2025
Prix du meilleur court-métrage européen

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