2016: The brother / Le frère • Production Kira Akerman and Léa Triboulet, FR/USA, 9′ | HD | 5.1 | DCP
English | English and French Subtitles

Three sisters go about their everyday life in the absence of their missing brother. Inspired by stories from New Orleans.

Trois soeurs évoluent dans leur vie de tous les jours en l’absence de leur frère disparu. Inspiré par des histoires de la Nouvelle Orléans.

WATCH THE SHORT FILM HERE streaming platform IFFR Unleashed

Awards
Prix Qualité CNC
18ème ULL NU FESTIVAL DE CINEMA EMERGENT D’ANDORRA (AND), Award for best direction / Premi a la millor direcció

Festivals
46th INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ROTTERDAM – IFFR (International premiere) – Voices short film
39th CLERMONT-FERRAND SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (French premiere) – National competition
27st NEW ORLEANS FILM FESTIVAL (Louisiana Premiere) – Narrative shorts
19th SARASOTA FILM FESTIVAL (USA)
6th KYIV INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (UKR) – Section Family matters
FESTIVAL DU FILM COURT DE TROYES (FR) – Competition « Regards d’ici et d’ailleurs »
33th HAMBURG INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (DE) – International competition
2017 ROOFTOP FILMS SUMMER SERIES (USA)
23rd SARAJEVO FILM FESTIVAL (BiH) – European Shorts competition
16ème FESTIVAL SILHOUETTE (FR) – Competition « Passage »
23ème FESTIVAL DU FILM NANCY-LORRAINE (FR) – Competition « Films en région »
36th UPPSALA INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (SWE) – International competition
7ème FESTIVAL CHACUN SON COURT (FR) – « Films en région »
46ème FESTIVAL DU NOUVEAU CINEMA (CAN) – International competition
13ème FESTIVAL PARIS COURTS DEVANT (FR) – Competition « Films à tout prix »
31st LEEDS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (UK) – Louis Le Prince international short film competition
30ème FESTIVAL DU FILM DE SAINT PAUL TROIS CHATEAUX (FR) – Nuit du court
KERRY FILM FESTIVAL (IRL) – « What children see »
15th TIRANA FILM FESTIVAL (ARM) – International competition
11th THESS INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL (GR)
18ème ULL NU FESTIVAL DE CINEMA EMERGENT D’ANDORRA (AND)
8th CAMBODIA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (KHM) – International shorts
13th EDITION OF THE MONTREAL UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL MUFF (CAN)
14th LAGO FILM FEST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF INDEPENDENT CINEMA (IT) – international competition
44th FILMETS BADALONA FILM FESTIVAL (ES)
4th SLOW FILM FESTIVAL (UK) – competition

Exhibitions
NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ARTS / Fragmented Landscapes Film Series : The Louisiana Landscape (USA)
THE SUBSTATION / SeptFest 2022: uproot | rootless – A peek At Time Film programme (SING)

Programs
DISCOVERY & ENJOY, the very best short films of recent years – screening project Fil’M Hafizasi, Istanbul (TUR)
VIERNES DE CINE / Agora de la Ciudad de Vera Cruz (MEX)
ONLINE COLLECTION OF SHORT FILMS by TAO FILMS

trailer : link
contact : here

INFOS
With
Clay’jel: Clay’jel Irvin
Alania: Alania Gorden
Keira: Keira Gorden
and
Keira’s friend: Jonelle Everett
mother: Jazmine Irvin
swimming coach (voice): Coach Parker

director and scriptwriter : Léa Triboulet
producers : Kira Akerman & Léa Triboulet
image: Paavo Hanninen
edit : Léa Triboulet
direct sound : Aimar Galdos
music : Thomas Rochard
sound mix and edit : Renaud Natkin

assistants camera : Eli Ash and Sean M. O’Grady
set design help:  Alahna Watson
production assistant: Sarah Borealis
post production and color correction: Christophe Reynaud
camera equipment: Paavo Hanninen
sound equipment: NOVAC – Alex Martinez Queralt
sound post-production: Studio Line
post production image: Seppia

a big thank you to the North Rampart Community Center, NOVAC.

with the support of Institut Français / Région Alsace / Ville de Strasbourg
in partnership with Deltaworkers international residency program