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Himalia (2024)

Himalia poster
Directed by
Clara Milo, Juliette A. Lossky
Genre
short film, science fiction film
Country
Canada
Runtime
21 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young child named Elio becomes fascinated with sunlight and follows a single beam of light. The short film reflects on how the sun shapes people's daily lives.

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What happens

Himalia is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Clara Milo and Juliette Lossky and released in 2024. A meditation on the role of the sun in the rhythm of human life, the film stars Noam Desbiens-Lépine as Elio, a young child whose fascination with the light leads him to follow a single beam of sunlight. The cast also includes Amélie Clément, Adam Schneider, Pamela Sellers and Nicolas Viau. The film premiered at the 2024 Festival du nouveau cinéma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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