Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles Tired of being offered the same cliché roles over again, Tom, a committed Franco-Beninese actor, decides to make his first feature film with non-white performers. Through a film-within-a-film approach, the ensemble challenges norms and works toward empowerment.
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A film written and directed by: Tom Adjibi
With the participation of: Habib Ben Tanfous, Amel Benaïssa, Mélissa Diarra, Salim Djaferi, Emmanuelle Gilles-Rousseau, Daphné Huynh, Jonathan Moncef Kibani Boussaleh, Réhab Mehal, Jérémie Zagba
Featuring: Tom Adjibi, Inès Adjibi, Habib Ben Tanfous, Amel Benaïssa, Lucile Saada Choquet, Mélissa Diarra, Salim Djaferi, Jonathan Moncef Kibani Boussaleh, Alphonse Eklou Uwantege, Emmanuelle Gilles-Rousseau, Adéola Hawna, Daphné Huynh, Réhab Mehal, Albert Bui, Sylvestre Vanoorenberghe
Produced by: Joël Curtz (CVB), Walid Bekhti (CVB), Clothilde Bunod (La Société du Sensible)
Cinematography: Sylvestre Vannoorenberghe, Ketura Le Roij
Editing: Matthieu Jamet-Louis
Sound recording: Albert Bui, Alexandre Frigoult, Rafaël Bekouche
Assistant directors: Coline Potier, Maïmouna Bancel, Ophélie Nève, Eloïse Bertaud
Original music: Blck Mamba
Sound editing: Aïda Merghoub, Liza Thiennot
Production designer: Pilar Peredo
Sound mix: Sebastien Lheureux
Color grading: Lucien Keller
Production management: Emma Faugeras (BE), Clothilde Bunod (FR)
Post-production supervisors: Emma Faugeras, Joël Curtz & Walid Bekhti
Translation: Alice Torres
Subtitles adaptation: BABEL SUBTITLING SRL
Additional sound editing: Charles De Ville
VFX and credits: Salomé Degeer, Tristan Brundler
Poster design: Cécile Van Caillie - Carambolage
Technical facilities: CBA, CVB, L’ADS
Additional sound mix: Gilles Benardeau
A co-production by Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles & La Société du Sensible
CVB is subsidized by the French-speaking Brussels Government and the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles.
With the support of the Centre du Cinéma et de l’Audiovisuel of the Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, the Tax Shelter of the Federal Government of Belgium via Take Five Invest, the CNC Innovation Fund, the Images de la Diversité Fund – National Agency for Territorial Cohesion – CNC, the CNC Audiovisual Support Fund, the Région SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur in partnership with the CNC, PROCIREP – Society of Producers – ANGOA, and HOTENSLIG asbl.
With the support of Alexandre Caputo and Théâtre des Tanneurs.
With the support of Mr. Christos Doulkeridis, Mayor, Ms. Els Gossé, Alderwoman for Dutch-speaking Culture, and the members of the College of Mayor and Aldermen of the Municipality of Ixelles.
This film received support from the CBA Impulse Grant.
This film benefited from SACD support, and from the GROUPE OUEST residency.
Awards and Festivals
- CPH-DOX – Denmark – Special Jury Mention
- Crossing Europe (Austria)
- Biografilm (Italy)
- FIDADOC (Morocco)
- BRIFF (Belgium)