On the Surface

  • En Surface (On the Surface)
Genre : Animation
Type : Animation
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2021
Format : Short
Running time : 4 (in minutes)

A young Black woman goes swimming in the Icelandic sea and reflects on her experience of raising a child in a country that feels nothing like home. As she enters the freezing water, she relives her traumatic pregnancy and postnatal depression. Soon her swimming eases. Being in the wild and facing her fears is helping her heal.

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Enid Mbabazi

a film by Fan SISSOKO


Iceland, Mali / 2021 / Animation / 04'17"

* Special Mention of the Jury /// 2022 Clermont-Ferrand FilmFest (France)

Production
Cary MqQueen

Director
Fan Sissoko

Script
Fan Sissoko

Sound designer
Tariqh Akoni, Hafdís Bjarnadóttir

Film score composer
Tariqh Akoni

Animation
Fan Sissoko

Cast
Enid Mbabazi

Voice
Enid Mbabazi

Sound Editing
Tariqh Akoni

Sound Mixing
Tariqh Akoni

* Special Mention of the Jury /// 2022 Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival
www.shortfilmwire.com/en/film/200107063/On-the-Surface

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