Courber l'échine
Switzerland, January 2016
FILM,
Fiction,
15 min.
- directed by
- Khadija Ben-Fradj
- Written by
- Khadija Ben-Fradj
- Status
- In distribution
Chaima, a 25-year-old woman of Maghreb origin, lives with her parents in a popular neighbourhood on the outskirts of Geneva. It's her day off, she pretends to go to work in her uniform and retrieves her bag under the stairwell. She joins her friend and accomplice Leila. Together, they go off to party.
credits
- World Premiere
- January 2016
- Original Version
- Arabic, French (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 15 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-1C48-0000-X-0000-0000-C.
- Production
- Haute école d'art et de design - Genève (HEAD – Genève) Département Cinéma
- Producer
- Jean Perret
- directed by
- Khadija Ben-Fradj
- Written by
- Khadija Ben-Fradj
- Editing
- Alice De Matha
- Sound Editing
- Alice De Matha
- Re-Recording Mix
- Philippe Ciompi
- Music
- Julien Campuzano
- Location Sound Mix
- Julien Campuzano
Cast
Sarah Jelassi
Matthieu Gronjean
Sarah Larerad
World Sales / World Rights
Worldwide Distribution
- France
- ARTE France - Unité Cinéma TV Rights
Awards
(a selection)
- Nijmegen, Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, Best film (Breaking Short Students competition) 2016 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Clermont-Ferrand, 40th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
02.02.2018 - 10.02.2018 -
17e Festival du Film Court francophone
13.01.2017 - 21.01.2017 -
Seoul, 14th Asiana International Short Film Festival
03.11.2016 - 08.11.2016 -
Bern, 14. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Shnit
05.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Montreal, 45e Festival du Nouveau Cinéma Montréal
05.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Grimstad, Grimstad International Short Film Festival
08.06.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
11e Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève
11.04.2016 - 17.04.2016 -
Nijmegen, 8th Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen
06.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 -
Clermont-Ferrand, 38th Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
05.02.2016 - 13.02.2016 -
Solothurn, 51. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2016 - 28.01.2016