THE DISTANCE BETWEEN US
2024 Films
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18m
QU'IMPORTE LA DISTANCE
France
Fiction
At 5 in the morning, Yalla is in a hurry. Without her boss's permission, she leaves her night shift as a nursing assistant. She boards a bus, carrying only a heavy bag filled with clothes. The city is still asleep. Yalla sketches out on a piece of paper the various bus lines she needs to take. It's her first time making this journey: her son is waiting for her.
Written & directed by: Léo Fontaine
Produced by: Emmanuelle Latourrette, Fabrice Préel-Cléach
Cinematography: Olivier Ludot
Editing: Hugues Dardart
Costume Design: Maëlys Fontaine
Original Score: Côme Ordas
Sound: Guillaume Ladiray
Cast: Sylvia Homawoo (Yalla), Yves-Batek Mendy (her son)
Production:
Offshore
www.https:www.offshore.fr/
World Sales/Press:
Manifest
www.manifest.pictures
Selected at Drama International Short Film Festival
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