This block of short films showcases the necessity and beauty of telling our story through documentaries. Each of these films focuses on learning from the past to inform our future. Whether we're uncovering trauma from war, discovering a family's ethnic identity, or inserting Arab world history that is often omitted from history books, these short films share powerful narratives that deserve to be told and shared with the world.
For ten years, I've pretended to make a movie out of my grandfather's Algerian war souvenirs. Today, I’m not sure I want to hear what he has to say.
About The Filmmaker
Born in 1983 in Lille (France), Bastien Dubois earned his diploma in CGI Directing from Supinfocom Valenciennes with his graduation short "AH" in 2006. Bastien is a keen traveler, it was after he hitch hiked from the north of France to Istanbul that he had the idea of making an animated travel log. His first independent film “Madagascar, a Journey Diary” was based on a one year trip to the big red island. This film was very well received and screened in more than 200 international film festivals including Sundance. The film ultimately garnered an Oscar nomination in 2011.
In 2012 he directed a TV program based on “Madagascar, a Journey Diary” called “Faces From Places” a series of 20 animated 3 minute travelogue films featuring various countries around the world. In 2013 Bastien released, “Cargo Cult” an animated short film which is set in Papua New Guinea during the second world war.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryAlgeria, France
- PremiereMichigan Premiere
- DirectorBastien Dubois
- ScreenwriterBastien Dubois
- AnimatorLucas Morandi, Mathilde le Moal, Mylene Cagnoli, Myrtille Pautet, Kelsi Phung, Julie Bousquet, Olivier Ladeuix, Léa Bancelin, Laure Clemansaud, Christophe Congard, Charles Ouvrard, Fabien Corre, Gabriel Jacquel, Thomas Machart, Gilles Cuvelier, Claire Trolle
- Sound DesignLionel Guenoun
- MusicAnetha, Vandy Roc, Antonio Vivaldi, John Hunter Jr, Jonathan Slott
This block of short films showcases the necessity and beauty of telling our story through documentaries. Each of these films focuses on learning from the past to inform our future. Whether we're uncovering trauma from war, discovering a family's ethnic identity, or inserting Arab world history that is often omitted from history books, these short films share powerful narratives that deserve to be told and shared with the world.
For ten years, I've pretended to make a movie out of my grandfather's Algerian war souvenirs. Today, I’m not sure I want to hear what he has to say.
About The Filmmaker
Born in 1983 in Lille (France), Bastien Dubois earned his diploma in CGI Directing from Supinfocom Valenciennes with his graduation short "AH" in 2006. Bastien is a keen traveler, it was after he hitch hiked from the north of France to Istanbul that he had the idea of making an animated travel log. His first independent film “Madagascar, a Journey Diary” was based on a one year trip to the big red island. This film was very well received and screened in more than 200 international film festivals including Sundance. The film ultimately garnered an Oscar nomination in 2011.
In 2012 he directed a TV program based on “Madagascar, a Journey Diary” called “Faces From Places” a series of 20 animated 3 minute travelogue films featuring various countries around the world. In 2013 Bastien released, “Cargo Cult” an animated short film which is set in Papua New Guinea during the second world war.
- Year2020
- Runtime15 minutes
- LanguageFrench
- CountryAlgeria, France
- PremiereMichigan Premiere
- DirectorBastien Dubois
- ScreenwriterBastien Dubois
- AnimatorLucas Morandi, Mathilde le Moal, Mylene Cagnoli, Myrtille Pautet, Kelsi Phung, Julie Bousquet, Olivier Ladeuix, Léa Bancelin, Laure Clemansaud, Christophe Congard, Charles Ouvrard, Fabien Corre, Gabriel Jacquel, Thomas Machart, Gilles Cuvelier, Claire Trolle
- Sound DesignLionel Guenoun
- MusicAnetha, Vandy Roc, Antonio Vivaldi, John Hunter Jr, Jonathan Slott