Synopsis

On Reunion Island, away from prying eyes, lives a family of cane cutters with Malagasy, African and Indian roots. Ten-year-old Anélia lives there with her relatives, and among them her grandmother, who communicates with their ancestors. At nightfall, while the children are playing hide and seek in the forest, a stray dog appears at the time when stray souls like to spread. The dog turns into a bird, Anélia thinks of her father who died before his time, while her grandmother organizes a great ceremony to honour the dead.

Credits

Executive Producers: Jonathan Rubin & François Magal
Directing & Screenplay: Esther Mazowiecki & Leszek Sawicki
Cinematography: Esther Mazowiecki
Sound: Antoine Guilloux, Yannick Lesager
Editing: Agnès Bruckert
Sound Mixing: Olivier Chane
With the support of LaScam, Région Réunion, CNC, Tënk, and Lyon Capitale TV

Awards

Brouillon d’un rêve grant from LaScam

Festivals

États Généraux du Film Documentaire – Lussas, France
Étonnants Voyageurs Festival – Saint-Malo, France
Les Bobines du Sacré – Lyon, France

TV/VOD Broadcasts

France Télévisions
Lyon Capitale TV
Tënk
OI-FILM