Distant Shores

A Short film of

Thibault Verneret

Produced by

Cellulo Prod

Production year2025

Runtime58 min

Synopsis

The director engages in a dialogue with his older brother, who was once convicted of drug trafficking in French Guiana.

Credits

Director (1)

Thibault Verneret
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Actor (1)

Production and distribution (2)

Leading French distributor : Tënk

Executive Producer : Cellulo Prod

Full credits (9)

Executive Producer : Sébastien Téot

Directors of Photography : Louis Hanquet, Thibault Verneret

Music Composer : Éric Bentz

Editors : Assia Piqueras, Thibault Verneret

Sound recordists : Thibault Verneret, Louis Hanquet

Voice : Thibault Verneret

Sound Editor : Luc Meilland

Grader : Michael Derrossett

Sound Mixer : Xavier Thieulin

Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Documentary
Sub-genre : Portrait, Auteur documentary
Themes : Cinema, Identity, Fate, Criminality, Jail
Production language : French
Production country : France (100.0%)
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2025
Runtime : 58 min 10 seconds
Production formats : HD 4K
Color type : Color
Aspect ratio : 1.33
Audio format : 5.1
Rating restrictions : None

News & awards

News (2)

French short films worldwide: April 2025

04 MAY 2025

News in brief

Unifrance will support a France Focus at Visions du Réel

14 MARCH 2025

Festivals & events

Selections (1)

Visions du Réel
Switzerland, 2025
Compétition internationale courts et moyens-métrages

Delegations (1)

Visions du Réel
Switzerland, 2025
Director : Thibault Verneret

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