The chant of the waterway

Director:

Célia Berby Maillot

Duration:

15 minutes

Year:

2025

Category:

Fiction short film

Synopsis

 

Ondine returns to Reunion Island after a long absence, as her Grand-Pa is dying. While preparing to say goodbye, she has a strange encounter in a waterway. This moment draws her into the memory of her island, scarred by slavery and the wounds of the past.

Country & Language:

Reunion Island
Réunion Creole & French
Subtitled in French and English

Production:

c/o La Fémis

Location

Ciné Cambaie Saint-Paul

Date & Time

16/04 at 18h00

Célia Berby Maillot

 

Studying cinema at La Sorbonne Nouvelle, Célia Berby Maillot is originally from La Réunion. Her ambition is to represent visions, stories and faces that she has only rarely seen on screen. From her first short fiction film, she set out to tell the stories of her island.

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