Après L’ Aurore / After Dawn

Yohann Kouam | France / 2023 / 15' | fikcija / fiction

Director: Yohann Kouam
Screenplay: Yohann Kouam
Producer: Alta Rocca Films: Jean-Etienne Brat & Lou Chicoteau
Cinematographer: Balthazar Lab
Sound Recording: Thibaut Sichet
Sound Edit: Titouan Dumesnil
Sound Mix: Thibault Macquart
Editor: Juliette Kempf
Production Designer: Valentine Gaultier Fell
Cast: Mexianu Medenou, Chloé Lecerf, Rayan Bourouina

The light of dawn rises in a rose-colored sky overlooking imposing tower blocks. It’s the beginning of an odyssey set at the heart of a public housing district following the lives of Yves, a thirty something Berlin based artist, Hamza, a 14-year-old deaf boy, and Déborah, a lonely basketball coach.

Croatian Premiere of the Film!

Films and awards:

Bordeaux International Independent Film Festival, France (18 – 23 October, 2023)
Short Film Competition Won: Grand Jury Prize
Ciné Passion, France (17 – 21 October, 2023)
Official Selection
Riga International Film Festival, Latvia (18 – 21 October, 2023)
International Short Film Competition
Chaktomuk Short Film Festival, Cambodia (27 – 30 October, 2023)
International Showcase
Gijon International Film Festival, Spain (17 – 25 November, 2023)
Short Film Competition
Hainan Island International Film Festival, China (16 – 22 December, 2023)
Short Film Competition
London Short Film Festival, United Kingdom (19 – 28 January, 2024)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, France (2 – 10 February, 2023)
National Competition