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    The Nightwalk

    Directed by Adriano Valerio
    France | 15 minutes | U.S. Premiere |

Jarvis moves to his new apartment in Shanghai when the pandemic lockdown begins. Faced with loneliness, he starts having dark and anxious thoughts. To escape from his nightmares, he ventures into the deserted city to get to a friend's house...

In competition for Best Documentary Short.

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Director: Adriano Valerio
Producers: Lionel Massol, Pauline Seigland
Screenwriter: Adriano Valerio, Francesco Fioretto
Cinematographers: Francesco Fioretto
Editor: Julien Perrin
Music: Enrico Ascoli
Cast: Katia Houle, Chris Sze, Tomy Zhou
Country: France
Language: in English with English subtitles
Year: 2020
Running Time: 15 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Awards: Canal + Award & Best Music Award, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival; Best Foreign Film, Concours de Court
Primary Company: Films Grand Huit
Contact Email: distribution@filmsgrandhuit.com

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