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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