Le barrage
The Big Dam
Switzerland / United States, August 2015
FILM,
Fiction,
14 min.
- directed by
- Samuel Grandchamp
- Written by
- Samuel Grandchamp
- Status
- In distribution
A 10-year-old boy sets off on a long-promised adventure with his father to discover Europe’s biggest dam. But as they progress, harboured feelings surface and their relationship is put to a test. The dam they eventually face is not the one initially dreamed of.
credits
- World Premiere
- August 2015
- Original Version
- French (english subtitles), colour, DCP, 14 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-0D84-0000-X-0000-0000-C
- Production
- ViceVersal, Tisch School of the Arts New York University
- Producer
- Reinaldo Marcus Green, Samuel Grandchamp
- directed by
- Samuel Grandchamp
- Written by
- Samuel Grandchamp
- Cinematography
- Federico Cesca
- Editing
- Samuel Grandchamp, Justin Chan
- Sound Design
- Arjun G. Sheth
- Re-Recording Mix
- Arjun G. Sheth
- Location Sound Mix
- Simon Morard
- Production Design
- Gregory Page
- Costumes
- Laïla Qarbal
Cast
Alessio Balossi
Pascal Gravat
Natacha Koutchoumov
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- ViceVersal
Awards
(a selection)
- Luzern, Upcoming Film Makers, Luzerner Filmpreis 3. Rang 2016 (Winner)
-
Luzern, Upcoming Film Makers,
Spezialpreis "Beste Regieführung mit Kind"
2016
(Winner)
Federico Cesca - Locarno, Locarno Festival, Pardino d'oro (Concorso nazionale) 2015 (Winner)
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Shenzhen, 9th China International New Media Short Film Festival (CSFF)
24.11.2018 - 01.12.2018 -
Bern, 14. Internationales Kurzfilmfestival Shnit
05.10.2016 - 16.10.2016 -
Luzern, 13. Upcoming Film Makers Schweizer Jungfilmfestival Luzern
23.09.2016 - 24.09.2016 -
Sao Paulo, 27th Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival
24.08.2016 - 02.09.2016 -
22nd Film Festival della Lessinia
20.08.2016 - 28.08.2016 -
Belo Horizonte, 18th Belo Horizonte International Short Film Festival
05.08.2016 - 14.08.2016 -
Palm Springs, 22nd Palm Springs International ShortFest
21.06.2016 - 27.06.2016 -
Huesca, 44° Festival internacional de Cine de Huesca
17.06.2016 - 25.06.2016 -
Seattle, Seattle International Film Festival
19.05.2016 - 12.06.2016 -
Oberhausen, 62. Internationale Kurzfilmtage
05.05.2016 - 10.05.2016
-
18th Sarasota Film Festival
01.04.2016 - 10.04.2016 -
Hong Kong, 40th Hong Kong International Film Festival
21.03.2016 - 04.04.2016 -
Belgrade, 63rd Belgrade Documentary and Short Film Festival
20.03.2016 - 26.03.2016 -
26. Bamberger Kurzfilmtage
25.01.2016 - 31.01.2016 -
Solothurn, 51. Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2016 - 28.01.2016 -
Leuven, 21st Leuven Kort
27.11.2015 - 05.12.2015 -
Locarno, 68° Festival del film Locarno
05.08.2015 - 15.08.2015