Synopsis
At 21, my father hands me an envelope containing a family secret. Twenty years later, I try to untangle the lies and things left unsaid that defined both mine and my family's lives. This movie traces the fickle geometries of my family's star map, where personal compromises coexist with reluctance and resignation, suffering and disillusion, hope and the possibility of reconciliation.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : GREC - Groupe de Recherches et d'Essais Cinématographiques
- French distribution : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (8)
- Screenwriter : Anaël Dang
- Director of Photography : Anaël Dang
- Music Composer : Anaël Dang
- Editor : Anaël Dang
- Sound Recordist : Anaël Dang
- Sound Editor : Félix Henrion
- Grader : Anaël Dang
- Sound Mixer : Charli Masson
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Documentary
- Sub-genre : Portrait
- Themes : Family
- Production language : French, English
- Premier pays de production : France
- Production country : France (100.0%)
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2025
- Runtime : 30 min 44 seconds
- Production formats : HD 4K
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.33
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (2)
Selections (1)
IDFA - International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam
The Netherlands, 2025
Compétition internationale

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