Roles: Editor and Story Producer
As the sole editor on the film, I took part in many stages of the production process, including brainstorming shoot ideas and interview questions, identifying central characters and themes, writing the script out of over eighty hours of footage, and collaborating closely with the film’s composer, sound mixer and colorist.
Runtime: 40 minutes
Director / Producer: Jacqueline Baylon
Cinematographers: Guillem Trius, Carmen Molina, Pedro Ballesteros
Synopsis: After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to get his son’s remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye.
Awards:
97th Academy Awards® Shortlist - Best Short Documentary; DOC NYC Shortlist; IDA Documentary Awards - Nominee, Best Short Documentary; SIMA Awards - Winner Best Documentary & Best Sound in Short Documentary Category; Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Winner, Best Short; Hamptons International Film Festival - Winner, Best Documentary Short; Mountainfilm - Best Short Film Special Jury Mention; El Paso Film Festival - Winner, Best Short Documentary
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