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: Oscar Shortlist, Best Documentary Short; Winner, SIMA Awards, Best Short and Best Sound; DOC NYC Shortlist; Nominee, IDA Awards, Best Short Documentary; Winner, Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Best Short; Winner, Hamptons International Film Festival, Best Short Documentary; Special Jury Mention, Mountainfilm, Best Short; Winner, El Paso Film Festival, Best Short Documentary
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