Directed and produced by
Anissa Bonnefont – Stella Maris Pictures
Production companies
Sultan Films Ltd, Box Fish Productions
Business Affairs
Director of Photography
Edited by
Music by
Yindi Da Silva
Documentary
Canal+ Création Originale, CNC (French National Center for Cinematography)
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Nominated for Best Documentary at the 2020 César Awards
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Awarded with the Jury Special Mention from Tribeca Film Festival
Streaming on
Netflix, MyCanal VOD, , ARTE, Orange Cineday, FilmloTV
SYNOPSIS
Olivier Rousteing, a French designer, joined Balmain in 2009, where he quickly made his way up to Artistic Director. After several difficult years, Balmain has once again become one of the most influential names in fashion. Yet Olivier Rousteing is on the brink. Born to anonymous parents, then adopted, he has never made a secret of his desire to find out who his biological parents are, and makes the decision to set out on his search.
Written and directed by
Line Producer
Pascal Jayet – Leamar productions (Nouvelle-Calédonie)
Buisness Affairs
Director of Photography
Edited by
Music by
Fabien Boulier
Documentary
French Public broadcaster, French National Cinematography Center (CNC), Writing Fund SCAM “Brouillon d’un rêve”, Ministry of Culture, Regional fund from Normandy Region in association with Normandie Images and New Caledonia, the PROCIREP-ANGOA and private equity fund from ERAMET-SLN Group
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Indie Film Festival - Award of Merit, Best Shorts Competition
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Best Shorts Competition - Award of Excellence: Documentary Short
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Market selection at: Sheffield Doc/Fest Market and IDFA Doc For Sale and Vision du Réel Industry
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Selected at : Docs Without Borders Films Festival, FIFO Film Festival, Ethnocineca and Festival Francophone du Film de Vienne
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SYNOPSIS
New Caledonia, In the lead up to the country’s independence referendum, a Kanak woman fights to preserve her culture, as well as the future of her tribe, Vieux-Touho. This documentary goes beyond dressing her portrait. It also tells the story of a tribe and its members, as seen through the eyes of her soon-to-be chief: Maggy Thyem. Is this community ready to welcome a woman as head of its tribe? The tribe also tackles social pressure and the ghosts of colonisation. In their fight for a better future, their only way to shape their new geography and solve this ancestral conflict is to deal with both present and past issues