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Above Water

    All titles (2)
    Documentary Feature | 2018-2021 | Ecology, Nature-Environment | Belgium, France

    Shooting data

    LocationsNord du Niger

    Project data

    Aspect ratioCinemascope (1 : 2,39)
    Sound formatDolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

    Brief synopsis

    From one end of the globe to the other, water is becoming increasingly scarce. For a billion people, access to safe drinking water is almost non-existent… a crisis with huge consequences. As a result, millions of families spend their lives trying to get access to water. Houlaye, 12 years-old, lives in a village in Tatis, Niger. She walks for several kilometers every day to fetch water. It is abundant during rainy season, but not found during the dry season. However, two hundred meters bellow the surface, there is a water source that goes far beyond their imagination. Houlaye’s aunt Suri convinced an NGO to build a well in the village, It is the promise of a new life for those men and women who, unknowingly, had been walking on water forever.

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographyRousslan Dion
    DirectorAïssa Maïga
    EditorLinda Attab Apenouvon
    EditorIsabelle Devinck Battistelli
    ComposerUèle Lamore
    ProducerEmmanuel Priou
    ProducerYves Darondeau
    Co-producerJean-François Camilleri
    Co-producerRaphaël Perchet
    Co-producerSerge Hayat
    ScreenwriterAïssa Maïga
    ScreenwriterAriane Kirtley
    IdeaGuy Lagache
    Production sound mixerMatthieu Mangematin
    Sound re-recording mixerMélissa Petitjean
    Sound editorMélissa Petitjean

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Bonne Pioche [fr]
    Echo Studio [fr]
    coproduction
    coproduction
    France 3 Cinéma [fr]
    coproduction
    coproduction
    Panache Productions [be]
    coproduction
    coproduction
    La Compagnie Cinématographique [be]
    coproduction
    coproduction

    Distribution / Sales companies

    CompanyComment
    Les Films du Losange [fr]
    France (theatrical)
    France (theatrical)
    Orange Studio [fr]
    International Sales
    International Sales

    Awards

    Award winnerYearAwardCategory 
    Aïssa Maïga2022Human Rights Film Festival Berlin [de]
    Willy Brandt Documentary Film Award
    Willy Brandt Documentary Film AwardNominated

    Festivals

    YearCountryFestivalComment
    2021FranceFestival de Cannes
    Le cinéma pour le climat - hors compétition
    Le cinéma pour le climat - hors compétition

    TV-broadcast

    TypeCountryStationDate / TimeComment
    RepeatFranceOCS [fr]Saturday, 06/05/2023, 9.00 PMOCS Pulp
    RepeatFranceOCS [fr]Saturday, 15/10/2022, 10.00 AMOCS City
    RepeatFranceOCS [fr]Saturday, 01/10/2022, 1.45 PMOCS City

    Cinema releases and premieres

    TypeCountryDateComment
    Theatre releaseBelgiumWednesday, 26/01/2022
    Theatre releaseFranceWednesday, 10/11/2021