Tezen, 2016.
A restless daughter meets a spirit who gives her pure water. Her family devours the delicious water until they begin to suspect more than the origin of its taste.
A traditional folktale retold entirely featuring a cast of nonactors from one family made of three generations.
Cast:
The Charles Family - Jerbilande Charles, Louvansky Charles, Madame Dieucibon Charles, Monsieur Dieucibon Charles
Crew:
Writer & Director : Shirley Bruno
Director of Photography : Noé Bach
Camera Assistant : Jonathan Pâquet
Production Managers: Hugues Michel (Haiti), Lucie Bercez (France)
Assistant Director & Continuity: Berline Charles
Editor : Shirley Bruno
Producers : Slava Doytcheva, Shirley Bruno
Festivals:
Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin, Zinebi - Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Film (Spain), Hamburg International Short Film Festival (Germany),
Uppsala International Short Film Festival (Sweden), Internationale Kurzfimtage Winterthur Recommends (Switzerland), Third Horizon Film Festival (Miami), 10th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art (Berlin), Mzansi Women's Film Festival (Johannesburg),
Insularia Film Festival (Canary Islands), Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival (Israel), Festival de L'Acharnière (France),
Haïti Aux Grands Voisins Film Festival (Paris), Toute-Monde Art & Film Festival (Miami), Always For the Pleasure Film Festival (New Orleans)
Exhibitions:
StudioPrix Collector - Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris
"Le rêve des formes" Exhibition - Palais de Toyko, Paris
"Incarnations" Exhibition - Galerie Municipale Vitry Jean Collet Gallery, Vitry-sur-Seine Paris
"Up In The Clouds, Qui Dit Bleu" Exhibition, Catherine Bastide Gallery & Triangle-Astèrides, Marseille France
"Le Je et Le Nous" M.A.I. Montréal, arts interculturels + Vidéographe
"Medio Acqua," Base sous-marine de Bordeaux, France
Leal Rios Foundation Gallery, Lisbon
Broadcast:
TV5 Monde
Online Platforms:
Kweli TV
Permanent collections:
Le CNAP - Centre national des arts plastiques (France)
Leal Rios Foundation (Portugal)