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 film: 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
Music: 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

Genre

Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

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

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