(A Girl from Ouessant)

Content: At the tip of Brittany, the island of Ouessant—a grassy heathland swept by sea winds—is the last land before America. Given its geographical situation, it is a place that opens wide the doors of imagination. A Girl from Ouessant is an invented and, at the same time very documented, cartography of the island. This methodical statement starts as the diary of Éléonore Saintagnan, the resident artist-filmmaker at the Créac’h semaphore station, an ideal site for observing the surrounding area. Then, the account shifts towards a playful mise en scène, peopled with sailors’ wives, kelp burners, stories of little black sheep or countless shipwrecks… Drawing on the regional archives filmed in black and white dating from a time when the island lived mainly from fishing, the game begins.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

28 minutes

Year:

2018

Directors:

Éléonore Saintagnan

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Production companies:

Michigan Films

Actors:

Barba

Anne

Saint-Roch

Crews:

Director

Producer

Producer

Cinematography

Cinematography