Famadihana
Synopsis
In 1752 in La Reunion, Soa former Malagasy slave, thinks she has found a tunnel that would take her back to Madagascar. When her maroon village falls under the threat of slave hunters, Soa has to face an inevitable choice, abandon her family or flee to finally return home.
Production :
Les Valseurs - Website
Distribution :
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About
Hugo Rousselin
Hugo Rousselin is a poet and a filmmaker. He publishes his first volume of poetry "B. met des bombes" in 2013. The year after, his first short film project is one of the fifteen laureate of the G.R.E.C which allows him to shoot "Pays rêvé pays réel". He tackles in this film the thematic of slavery through dreams and directs Julien Béramis and Damien Bonnard. The two actors will then follow him in Guadeloupe to shoot his second short film, "Vìré". This short, produced by ARTISANS DU FILM and distributed by LES VALSEURS, is supported by the project Talent en court of the Comedy Club.At the same time as his personal project, Hugo Rousselin is an assistant director on short and feature films. He also keeps up his literary activities by collaborating with the writer and dramatist Julien Gaillard as well as the Institut du Tout-Monde.
