IN THE BILLOWING NIGHT
2021 / Île de la Réunion / Documentary / 51′
Directed by Erika Étangsalé
Synopsis
Jean-René is a retired workman who has lived in Mâcon, France, since emigrating from Reunion Island at the age of 17. Today, for the first time ever, the quiet man recounts his story to his daughter. His journey is interspersed with enigmatic dreams and pains that are rooted in the wounds of the French colonial past.
Biography
Born in Mâcon in 1983, Érika Étangsalé now lives and works in Reunion Island after graduating from the École des Beaux-Arts de Dijon (ENSA) and the Institut de L’image de l’Océan Indien (ILOI). Treading the fine line between documentary and fiction, between reality and mythology, her work mostly focuses on heredity and memory loss through the prism of our growing disconnection from the living, nature, and the invisible world.
TECHNICAL SHEET
Writer Erika Etangsalé
Cinematographer Jonathan Rubin, Fiona Braillon
Sound Pierre George
Editing Marianne Haroche
Mix Yannick Delmaire
Cast Jean René Etangsalé, Jean Mahele Kofi, Larissa Zafy
Production Jonathan Rubin – jonathan@we-film.fr