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BENJAMIN SILVESTRE
FEATURE FILMS
All We Imagine As Light
Directed by Payal Kapadia - In post production
Prabha, a nurse, receives an unexpected gift from her long estranged husband that throws her life into disarray. Her younger roommate, Anu, tries in vain to find a private spot in the big city to be alone with her boyfriend. One day the two nurses go on a road trip to a beach town where the mystical forest becomes a space for their dreams to manifest.
Boom operated by Shashi Kasare, assisted by Santosh Mishra
Sound Edited by Olivier Voisin,
and Romain Ozanne
Re-recording mix by Romain Ozanne
Produced by Petit Chaos (FR), and Chalk and Cheese (IN)
Shot in India in 2023.
DISTINCTIONS
Cannes Festival 2024 - Official Selection
City of wind (Ser Ser Salhi)
Directed by Lkhagvadulam Purev-Ochir
Ze is a timid 17-year-old shaman. He studies hard at school to succeed in the cold, callous society of modern Mongolia, while communing with his ancestral spirit to help those in his community. But when Ze encounters Maralaa, his senses are awakened and another reality seems possible.
Boom operated by Ichinnorov Zendmene-Erdene
sound edited by Ranko Paukovic
re-recording mix by Paul Jousselin
Produced by Aurora Films
Co-produced by 27 Films production, Volya Films, Uma Pedra no Sapato, Guru Media
Shot in 2022 in Mongolia
DISTINCTIONS
La Mostra de Venise / Orizzonti Award - Best Film competition and Best actor award for Tergel Bold-Erdene
Asian Film awards / Best new actor award for Tergel Bold-Erdene
Pingyao International Film Festival / Roberto Rossellini Awards - Best Director award
Hong Kong Asian Film Festival / Best First Feature and Young jury award
Toronto, Palm Springs, Mumbai, Belfast, Nantes 3 continents, Los Angeles, Marrakech, etc..
Banel E Adama
Directed by Ramata-Toulaye Sy (2023)
Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. Longing for a home of their own, they have decided to live apart from their families and that Adama won’t accept his blood duty as future chief. When Adama informs the village council of his intention, the whole community is disrupted. The rain that’s supposed to come doesn’t come. Banel and Adama will learn that where they live, there is no room for passions, let alone chaos.
Boom operated by Ousmane Coly
Sound edited by Olivier Voisin
assisted by Tristan Pontécaille
Re-Recording mix by Jean-Pierre Laforce
Produced by Take Shelter, La Chauve Souris and Astou Films
Shot in Senegal in 2022
DISTINCTIONS
Cannes Festival 2023 - Official Selection
Marrakech International Film Festival - Best direction award
Melbourne International film festival - Bright Horizons Award
Chicago film festival - New directors Competition
Denver International Film Festival - Best Feature Film Competition
Jerusalem Film Festival - Best International Debut Competition
Munich Film Festival - Best Film by an Emerging Director Competition
Indie Memphis Film Festival - Best Narrative Feature Competition
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More to come...
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