In Nigeria, twins can be a blessing or a curse. One day, the father of Oscar and his brother, a witch doctor, tried to kill his two sons during a ritual ceremony. Oscar managed to escape, but saw his brother being murdered. Having fled across the country, he succeeded by chance in leaving Nigeria and going into exile in France. In this context he applied for asylum, but his application was refused because he could not produce any proof…
Production
Le Fresnoy, Eric Prigent, 22, rue du Fresnoy 59200 Tourcoing France, 33 3 20 28 38 64,
[email protected], www.lefresnoy.net, www.panorama13.net
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Awards
2012 – Best Documentary in European Short Films Competition at New Horizons IFF; Prix Scam 2012 de l'œuvre d'art numérique; EMAF Award at European Media Art Festival; Ken Burns Award for Best of the Festival at Ann Arbor FF; Grand Prix at 25 FPS International Experimental Film and Video Festival; Best Documentary at Lille ISFF
Director
Hayoun Kwon
Hayoun Kwon was born in 1981 in Seoul, South Korea. He graduated from the School of Fine Arts in Nantes, and lives and works in Lille, France.