FILM 16MM COLOR
32 min.
2019
Children leave at dawn follows my documentary Cherry blue, which focused on young people enlisted in the army. The film uses fiction to depict a moment of separation between a mother and her son. This was my first experience working with professional actors.
The story takes place on the day of a fourragère ceremony, an honorary military distinction, during which the young soldier is formally recognized. The army scenes were shot in a documentary mode, with the actors immersed in real situations.
It was also my first film produced within an established professional framework. There were too many people on set, and each shot carried a certain heaviness that made it difficult to stay connected to reality. This experience profoundly shaped my subsequent work: smaller crews, permeability between the set and the surrounding spaces, as well as production decisions shared with the entire team.
Cast. Aurélia Petit, Yoann Zimmer, Emmanuelle Gille-Rousseau
Production OFFSHORE (FR)
With the support of CNC, de la Région Rhône Alpes et de France 3
Director Manon Coubia
Assist. Tigrane Avedikian
Script Supervisor Rita Santin
Cinematography Aurélien Py
Sound: Vincent Nouaille and Aline Huber
Editing Thomas Marchand
Color Grading Michael Cinquin
Sound Editing Aline Huber
Mixing Olivier Guillaume
Cannes-Semaine de la Critique 2017 – France
Festival court métrage en plein air – France
Rencontres Film Femmes Méditerranéen – France
Festival international de court-métrage de Clermont Ferrand – France
FemCiné – Chili
Les Nuits Meds – France
Akbank short film festival – Turkey
Sarasota International Film Festival – USA
Santiago del Estero Film Festival – Argentina
Cinemajove – Spain
Nashville Film Festival – USA
Festival de St Paul 3 chateaux – France
Festival international du court métrage d’Evreux – France
Festival du Film Auralpin – France
Sales : Manifest http://www.manifest.pictures/film/les-enfants-partent-a-laube/
