The Orchards

A Short film of

Antoine Chapon

Produced by

petit chaos

Production year2025

Runtime24 min

Synopsis

In 2015, in Damascus, the Basateen al-Razi district and its orchards were razed to the ground as punishment for the population's uprising against the regime. Having lost everything, two former residents recall their neighborhood.

Credits

Director (1)

Antoine Chapon
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : petit chaos

Film exports/foreign sales : Square Eyes

Full credits (12)

Executive Producers : Thomas Hakim, Julien Graff

Screenwriter : Antoine Chapon

Director of photography : Juliette Barrat

Music Composer : Hareth Mhedi

Assistant directors : Jeanne Picard-Depalle, Mahmoud Hamoud

Editors : Laura Ríus Arán, Antoine Chapon

Sound Recordist : Olivier Pelletier

Assistant Operator : Iris Ibanez

Production manager : Léane Cordel

Sound Editor : Ryo Baldet

Grader : Clément Le Penven

Sound Mixer : Simon Apostolou

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Auteur documentary
Themes : Society
Production language : Arabic
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2025
Runtime : 24 min 41 seconds
Visa number : 158.543
Visa issue date : 07/07/2025
Production formats : HD 2K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.78
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (3)

French short films tour the world: October 2025

09 NOVEMBER 2025

News in brief

French short films tour the world: Summer 2025

04 SEPTEMBER 2025

Festivals & events

Selections (7)

Kaohsiung Film Festival (KFF)Kaohsiung Film Festival (KFF)
Taiwan, 2025
Compétition internationale
Montreal Festival du Nouveau Cinéma
Canada, 2025
Les Nouveaux alchimistes
Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo
Brazil, 2025
Programme Unlimited
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2025
European Shorts

Awards (1)

Festival Internacional de Curtas de São Paulo
Brazil, 2025
Prix API

Resources

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the-orchards-french.pdf

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