“I should have stayed in Sudan and died there with a clear conscience instead of living in this world of punishment…” These words are taken from an open letter written by this film’s central figure, Mohammed Gardaya, a 23-year-old Sudanese man who fled the violence of Darfur to claim asylum in Europe.
This film is a metaphor for the refugees' condition. Their lives become a loop, an eternal resumption, an infinite vertigo. Labels such as 'migrant' or 'refugee' systematically reduce people to a monolithic group. It denies any notion of their individuality.
Starring Mohammed Mostafa Gardaya
Written & Directed by Adrien Landre
Produced by Idrissa Hanrot at Dogma Première Heure
Director of Photography - Khalid Mohtaseb
Editor - Matt Osborne
Story Producer - Susan Modaress Tehrani
Colorist - Mikey Rossiter at the Mill New-York
Colorist - Nicolas Gautier at Firm Studio
Line Producer - Yoann Morin
1st Assistant Director - Margaux Bail
POST PRODUCTION
Saint George Studio - The Mill - Firm Studio - Schmooze
Post Producers - Bastien Harispe & Kim Phoung
Post production coordinator - Cristina Valdivieso
Additional Editor - Jon Connor
Sound Design – Sylvain Rety at Schmooze
Story translator - Badreddine Jdidou
Arabic Translator - Naheel Bardaweel
Music: Alejandro’s Song from Sicario Soundtrack by Johann Johannsson
CAMERA
1st Assistant Camera - Loup Le Breton
1st Assistant Camera - Victor Pichon
2nd Assistant Camera - Vincent Flornoy
2nd Assistant Camera - Emmanuelle Vivier
2nd Assistant Camera - Gabriella Choueifaty
3rd Assistant Camera - Fabien Domingues
3rd Assistant Camera - Jeanne Martinet
LIGHT & GRIP
Gaffer - Erwan Cloarec
Best boy #1 - Franck Onouviet
Best boy #1 - Adi Bessac
Grip - Colin Guerre
QUAD
Pilot - Kevin Conseil
Grip - Sylvain Gabet
SOUND
Sound Engineer - Camille Gaté
PRODUCTION & LOCATION MANAGER
Location Manager - Attia Barrere Le Roy
Assistant Location Manager - Arthur Bailly
Assistant Location Manager - Nicolas Beauvallet
Assistant Location Manager - Romain Bouchard
Assistant Location Manager - Victoria Cirot
Security - Mohammed and Verlain
SPECIAL THANKS
BAAM - GOOD CHANCE - Corentin Fila - Leonie Pernet - Marie Berg and the Cosmic team - Mathieu Plainfossé - Matias Boucard - Melodie Preel - Clément Arenou - Mark Maborough - Susan Modaress - Emilie Cole - Pauline Vincent - Clement Guilloton - Clarisse Belondrade - Katry Iman
Cristina Valdivieso , Jon Connor and the Sibling International team –
Bastien Harispe, James Sénade, Gregory Tournier, Emilie Lesgourgues Lucas Roubergue and the Saint George Studio team –
Evan Bauer, Thomas Seiler, Elias Nousiopoulos and the Mill New-York and London teams
Matthieu Sibony, Gregoire Gallian, and the Schmooze team
Julien Amiard, Kim Phoung and the Firm Studio team
Antonin Sgambato, Alix Sureda Sanchez, Victor Janin, Vivien Deleuze, and the Pleine Image team
Pascal and the Cargo Montparnasse team
Thank to Nowness for giving us this opportunity.
Nowness Editors: Bunny Kinney & Marley Hansen
Special mention to my devoted friend Zack Spieger for his support.