The Genie
Le Génie
2024
France
15 mins
French
US Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Enricka M.H | |
| Marie-Mars Prieur, Jérôme Barthélemy Daniel Sauvage | |
| Demba Diaw, Séréna Bylon, Steve Tientcheu |
Adam and Lina are brother and sister, but they fight like cats and dogs. One day, Lina purposely escapes her older brother’s supervision. He goes looking for her in the city and finds her with a strange man named Seydou, who offers to grant each of them a wish.
About the Director
Enricka M.H wrote and directed her first short film LA K-Z in 2019, a self-production which won several prizes in festivals. DORLIS, her second movie, was written at La Ruche de Gindou Residency, shot in Martinique and produced by Caïmans Productions. The film was selected in more than sixty festivals worldwide and won 42 prizes. THE GENIE is her third short film.
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Awards
2024 CinéMartinique – LESPRI SINÉMA (Martinique) – Prix Coup de Coeur
2024 Dakar Court (Sénégal) – Prix du scénario et de la mise en scène
