DJO
In the Hauts de Mayotte (The Comoro Islands), a secret space, of magic and escape, men and dogs, maintain filial almost intertwined relationships, companion species who share a common land of transformation and autonomy. Smogi has a particular relationship with dogs but also with the power of the elements, nature and the sly spirits that inhabit him (the djinns). “Djo” crosses different belief systems in a wild syncretism where the Muslim call to prayer also marks a moment of reunion with the animist and impure forces of the forest.
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Palmarès
08/2019 : Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (Berlin)
06/2019 : Champs-Élysées Film Festival, Paris, France / Prix du jury
06/2019 : Côté Court, Paris, France
06/2019 : Docaviv, Tel Aviv, Israel (Shorts Competition)
05/2019 : Documentamadrid 2019, Spain
04/2019 : Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen, The Netherlands
03/2019 : Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin (Paris)
03/2019 : True/False Film Festival, Columbia, Missouri, United States
11/2018 : Festival International du Film Entrevues Belfort - Prix CAMIRA court-métrage
Bio
Laura Henno is a photographer. Koropa is her first film. She is currently developing her next film M'TSAMBORO which will also take place in the Comoros. Winner of the Prize Découverte of the Rencontres Internationales de Photographie of Arles in 2007, her photographic work is represented by the Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire.
Filmography
M'Tsamboro, en cours
Djo, 13 min, 2018
Koropa, 19 min, 2016