Le barrage

The Big Dam

Switzerland / United States, August 2015
FILM, Fiction, 14 min.

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directed by
Samuel Grandchamp
Written by
Samuel Grandchamp
Status
In distribution

A 10-year-old boy sets off on a long-promised adventure with his father to discover Europe’s biggest dam. But as they progress, harboured feelings surface and their relationship is put to a test. The dam they eventually face is not the one initially dreamed of.

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World Premiere
August 2015
Original Version
French (english subtitles),  colour, DCP, 14 min.
ISAN
0000-0004-0D84-0000-X-0000-0000-C
Production
ViceVersal, Tisch School of the Arts New York University
Producer
Reinaldo Marcus Green, Samuel Grandchamp
directed by
Samuel Grandchamp
Written by
Samuel Grandchamp
Cinemato­graphy
Federico Cesca
Editing
Samuel Grandchamp, Justin Chan
Sound Design
Arjun G. Sheth
Re-Recording Mix
Arjun G. Sheth
Location Sound Mix
Simon Morard
Production Design
Gregory Page
Costumes
Laïla Qarbal

Cast

Alessio Balossi
Pascal Gravat
Natacha Koutchoumov

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