Soum
TITLE
Soum
DIRECTOR
Alice Brygo
COUNTRY
France
YEAR
2021
DURATION
30′
GENRE
Documentary
Overview
Soum
In the Parisian outskirts, Inti, Jai and Pauline are looking for an empty space. A fissure through which could slip the generation of trouble they embody, in-between the laws of the old world and the uncertainty of the one to come.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Alice Brygo
Born in 1996 in Montpellier, France, Alice Brygo studied at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. Her artistic practice is situated at the borders between documentary, fantasy cinema and art installation. Her short film « Soum » premiered in Berlinale Shorts competition and received the Grand Prix at Brive cinema festival, the Best Student Film award in GoShort, and the Lichter Art Award (Frankfurt).
Credits
- Director Alice Brygo
- Screenplay
- Cinematography Arnaud Alberola
- Editing Gabriel Gonzalez
- Cast Franc-Régis, Pauline Cormault, Jai Rebière, Deepa Rebière, Jeannette Preira, Kenavo Franc-Régis
- Producer/s François Bonenfant
- Production Company Le Fresnoy
- Distributor/s Le Fresnoy
Specifications
- Project Title Soum
- Project Type Documentary
- Completion Date September 30, 2021
- Country of origin France
- Country of filming France
- Language French, Portuguese
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student Project Yes
Alice Brygo
Born in 1996 in Montpellier, France, Alice Brygo studied at the École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. Her artistic practice is situated at the borders between documentary, fantasy cinema and art installation. Her short film « Soum » premiered in Berlinale Shorts competition and received the Grand Prix at Brive cinema festival, the Best Student Film award in GoShort, and the Lichter Art Award (Frankfurt).
SELECTIONS & AWARDS
Tirana International Film Festival
Student Documentary Competition, 2022
Berlinale International Film Festival
Berlinale Shorts Competition, 2022