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Marco

Marco

Synopsis

Marco, a discreet janitor and comic book enthusiast, works in a pediatric hospital in Dakar. Reserved around adults but deeply connected to children, he shares his drawings and warmth with young patients. One day, Henri, an overwhelmed father, asks Marco for help in communicating with his six-year-old daughter Anita, who has withdrawn into silence. A tender relationship develops between Marco and the child, rekindling a forgotten joy within him. But their fragile bubble is threatened by Moustik, a strict security guard carrying invisible wounds of his own.

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 7 sec
Format
HD
Director
Cire Ndiaye
Producer
Mohamed Gueye
Executive Producer
Chloé Ortolé Diop
Editor
Dimitri Ouedraogo
Screenwriter
Armand K. Sossou
Director of Photography
Mamadou Diallo
Sound
Madiawar Dieye
Composer
Mohamed Ly

Genre

Children’s Woman Director

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by British Council Film Lab Africa Senegal

UK, Senegal co-production

British Council (UK), Tangerine Productions (SN)

Tangerine Productions

Chloé Ortolé Diop

Sales Company

Alarba Films

Fagamou Ndiaye

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