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Research, design and prototyping to solve the challenges faced by young adult carers in Lambeth.

Participatory research
Co-design
Prototyping
Illustration
Game design

 

Produced while at Innovation Unit for NHS Lambeth, in partnership with Carers Hub Lambeth

2016

Sundruð

 

Short animated film FUNDED BY CNC, Kvikmyndamiðstöð Íslands, BELGIAN FILM FUND | WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY FAN SISSOKO

On her weekly trips to the swimming pool, Neema, a young immigrant in Iceland, experiences a series of unexpected transformations that get in the way of her connecting with people around her.

 

AWARDS

  • Prix André Martin - Annecy Animation Film Festival (France - June 2026)

  • Best Icelandic Short - RIFF Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland - September 2026)

Festivals

  • Annecy Animation Film Festival (France - June 2026)

  • Melbourne International Film Festival MIFF (Australia - August 2026)

  • Fantoche International Animation Film Festival (Switzerland - September 2026)

  • Nordisk Panorama (Sweden - September 2026)

  • RIFF Reykjavik International Film Festival (Iceland - September 2026)

  • Helsinki Love & Anarchy (Finland - September 2026)

  • BIAF Bucheon International Animation Festival (South Korea - October 2026)

  • Uppsala Short Film Festival (Sweden - October 2026)

  • CINANIMA (Portugal - November 2026)

  • Nordic Film Days Lubeck (Germany - November 2026)

  • Manchester Animation Festival (UK - November 2026)

  • Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest (France - November 2026)

  • FIFAM Festival International du Film d'Amiens (France - November 2026)

  • Gijón/Xixón International Film Festival (FICX) (Spain, November 2026)

  • Afriques en Vision Bordeaux (France, November, 2026)

  • LIAF, London International Animation Festival (UK, November 2026)

  • Animage (Brazil, November 2026)

credits

Written and directed by Fan Sissoko

Cast: Grace Séri, Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir, Yves Marina Gnahoua, Bragi Arnarson, Alfrún Helga Ornolfsdottir
Storyboard, animation and colour: Marion Auvin, Fan Sissoko, Hannes Stummvoll, Studio Traintrain, Raphaëlle Prud’hommme, Matthieu Gérat, Élodie André, Valentine Fournier, Hélène Dubois, Milena Mattioli
Backgrounds: Cynthia Chu, Fan Sissoko
Characters: Rina Yixuan Shan, Fan Sissoko
Music: Hafdís Bjarnadóttir
Sound design and mixing: Ingrid Simon and Aline Gavrois
Compositing: Pol Bourdellon
Colour grading: Laura Perera San Martin
Produced by: Heather Millard (Compass Films), Stéphanie Launay (Komadoli, Komawé), Julien Melebeck (Artémis Productions)

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