Don’t Wake the Sleeping Child
Synopsis
Diamant, a 15-year-old girl from Dakar, dreams of making films. But her family has other plans for her future. Faced with decisions about her life being made without her consent, Diamant confides in her sister: she longs for escape and rest. Next morning, Diamant has fallen into an inexplicably deep sleep - a silent act of resistance against the obligations being imposed on her. Her mysterious slumber stokes tensions and fears that come to threaten not only Diamant herself, but also her family and the very home that shelters them all.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (3)
- Executive Producer : La Luna Productions
- Foreign production companies : Tangerine Productions, Free Monkeyz
- Film exports/foreign sales : La Luna Distribution
Full credits (17)
- Executive Producer : Sébastien Hussenot
- Screenwriter : Kevin Aubert
- Director of Photography : Louis Mas
- Music Composer : Pablo Altar
- Assistant directors : Abdou Khadir Ndiaye, Fatou Touré
- Editor : Jeanne Fontaine
- Sound Recordist : Abdourahmane Ka
- Foreign producer : Chloé Ortolé
- Assistant Operators : Mamadou Dia, Léon Leseigneur
- Production manager : Khady Kébé
- Sound Editor : Adil Aïssa
- Continuity supervisor : Laobé Diop
- Production Designer : Mohamed Mbaye Diouf
- Casting : Abdou Khadir Ndiaye, Fatou Touré
- Artistic director : Colombe Crouan
- Make-up Artist : Adja Marieme Traoré
- Sound Mixer : Adil Aïssa
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction
- Production language : Wolof
- Coproducer countries : Senegal, France, Morocco
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Minority French (Senegal, France, Morocco)
- Production year : 2024
- Runtime : 28 min
- Production formats : HD
- Color type : Black & White
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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Selections (8)
Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF)
Great Britain, 2025
Louis le Prince International Competition
Awards (1)
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