While comparatively lengthy in runtime, what truly links these films is their examination of the ‘long stories’ that form our shared cultural memory. In investigating the traditions—musical, spiritual, cultural—that mold and/or bind them, these filmmakers present histories that stretch out simultaneously behind us and ahead: the long stories in which our own lives form tiny parts.
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the strange tale of Edwardo, the first one of his kin to have fought death.
- Year2022
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageReunionese Creole
- CountryFrance
- PremiereSouthern US
- RatingG - General Audience
- DirectorVincent Fontano
- ScreenwriterVincent Fontano
- ProducerMartin Mauvoisin
- CinematographerVadim Alsayed
- EditorElodie Fouqueau
While comparatively lengthy in runtime, what truly links these films is their examination of the ‘long stories’ that form our shared cultural memory. In investigating the traditions—musical, spiritual, cultural—that mold and/or bind them, these filmmakers present histories that stretch out simultaneously behind us and ahead: the long stories in which our own lives form tiny parts.
A grandmother tells her granddaughter the strange tale of Edwardo, the first one of his kin to have fought death.
- Year2022
- Runtime23 minutes
- LanguageReunionese Creole
- CountryFrance
- PremiereSouthern US
- RatingG - General Audience
- DirectorVincent Fontano
- ScreenwriterVincent Fontano
- ProducerMartin Mauvoisin
- CinematographerVadim Alsayed
- EditorElodie Fouqueau
