Gonella Productions

LANGUAGES: French, English | SUBTITLES: English

Genre: Documentary - LGBTQ
Running Time: 30’28”
Year of production: 2022

SYNOPSIS

In Senegal, being homosexual is punishable by law up to to five years of imprisonment. LGBT activists based in Dakar risk their lives to help young men to survive the stigma of being gay. Some of these young men spent time in prison. Others had no other choice than flee the country, hoping for a better future in Europe.

PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION

Film exports/World sales: Gonella Productions

MAIN CREDITS

directed by ALBERTO AMORETTI
written by ALBERTO AMORETTI and GIOVANNI HÄNNINEN
editing ALBERTO AMORETTI
director of photography GIOVANNI HÄNNINEN
assistant DARIO SCALCO
color grading GIOVANNI HÄNNINEN
assistant on post-production GIANLUCA MUNARI
original soundtrack by GIACOMO BIAGI
featuring music by JAMES WILLIAM BLADES
sound editing ALESSANDRA MORELLI
sound mix MATTEO DI SIMONE

TECHNICAL DETAILS

Genre: Documentary
Languages: French, English
Country of origin: Italy, Senegal
Year of production: 2022
Total running time: 30’28”
Shooting format: HD
Color type: color
Aspect ratio: 16:9
Sound format: stereo/5.1

AWARDS

Nominated as Best Short Doc 2023 at New Film Maker Los Angeles Awards

FESTIVAL SELECTIONS

Allora Festival (Italy)
LesGaiCineMad (Spain)
New Film Maker Los Angeles (USA)