On a sunny Mediterranean beach, time seems to be frozen. A black man, utterly exhausted, painfully crawls to leave the beach. All around him, the usual mix of people enjoying the beach seem not to notice him. Freely inspired by a photo taken by Juan Medina on the beach of Gran Tarajal in Spain, in 2006.
Production
Produced by Autour de Minuit (France) and Stempel Films (Belgium), in collaboration with Arte France.
With Umaru Jubirin
Written, directed and edited by Ronny Trocker
Director of Photography: Artur Castro Freire, Costumes design: Claire Dubien, Vfx: Manuel Rais, Music: Autistic Daughters, Sound: Anouschka Trocker & Enrico Ascoli, Mix: Simon Apostolou, Producer: Nikolas Schmerkin, Erik Lambert
Festivals
Berlinale Short Competition Hong Kong Film Festival Annecy International Animation Film Festival Vienna Independent Shorts VIS Clermont Ferrand Short Film Festival Tampere Short Film Festival Fantasia Montreal (Special Jury Mention for Aesthetic Innovation) Stuttgart Festival of Animated Film Telluride Film Festival Sarajevo Film Festival Champs-Élysées Film Festival (Jury Price) Bieff Bucharest Experimental Film Festival (Best visual Concept Award) Black Movie Festival (Prix Payot) Rencontres du courts Montpellier (Prix Gaumont) Festival de Pontauld-Combault (Prix Cpif)
nominated for „Best Animation“ at the Magritte Awards 2017