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 Eynaud de Faÿ

Sound Mixer : Régis Diebold

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Fiction
Sub-genre : Drama
Themes : Work, Childhood
Production language : Wolof, French
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
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : CinemaScope
Audio format : Digital 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

Selections (2)

Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
France, 2025
National Competition
Rhode Island International Film Festival
United States, 2024
International Competition

Awards (1)

Rhode Island International Film Festival
United States, 2024
Grand prix Breaking Boundaries

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