Project Detail

Atomu

Synopsis

Go inside the cyclical centre of a Kikuyu tribal myth from Kenya, where man may become woman and woman may become man. Through virtual reality, dance, and music, a sacred space is created to explore many versions of yourself.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2020 - New Frontier Exhibitions

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
c. 12 min
Format
VR
Director
Shariffa Ali, Yetunde Dada/ Lead Artists: Shariffa Ali, Yetunde Dada
Producer
Antoine Cayrol, Rafael Pavon, Corentin Lambot, Richard Perrin, Sally Blake
Executive Producer
Antoine Cayrol, Arnaud Colinart, Adam Smith, Steve Jelley, Annick Jakobowicz, Opeyemi Olukemi
Screenwriter
Banna Desta
Composer
Andrew Orkin
Principal cast
Ira Mandela Siobhan, Sonya Cullingford
Associate Producers
Pierre Zandrowicz, Alethea Avrami, Fred Volhuer, Toby Coffey, Ingrid Koepp
Lead Animator
Clement Castanier
Animator
Gillian Best, Martin Lanzinger
Technical Animator
Simon Goodchild

Production Status

Production Company

An AtlasV, Dimension Studio, France Television, POV production. With the participation of Sundance Institute, CNC, Electric South, National Theatre, Digital Lab Africa

Atlas V

Antoine Cayrol

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