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Simon Lereng Wilmont
DK 2019 22'
ā¬ Kids & Youth
In Azerbaijan, after losing his father, 12-year old Reshat dreams of becoming the best pigeon trainer of his village. With the help of the old man Rachim, Reshat learns the art of bird training, while also learning how to cope with grief.
Director | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
Producer | Maria Stevnbak Westergren |
Co-Producers | Knut Skoglund, Karl Emil Rikardsen |
Production Company | Toolbox Film |
Co-Production Companies | Relation04 Media, Pedersen & Co |
Cinematographer | Simon Lereng Wilmont |
Editors | Michael Aaglund, Rasmus Stensgaard Madsen |
Music | Ali Helnwein |
Sound | Rune Palving |
| Runtime | 22' |
| Spoken Languages | Azerbaijani |
| Production Countries | Denmark |
Simon Lereng Wilmont won numerous prizes among other Best First Appearance at IDFA with the feature documentary THE DISTAND BARKING OF DOGS and his two previous films THE FENCING CHAMPION (2014) and CHIKARA - THE SUMO WRESTLERS SON (2013) both premiered at IDFA, won the Jury Award for Medium length Documentary and Best Short Children Documentary Award at Al Jazeera Film Festival 2015. Simon Lereng Wilmont graduated as a Documentary Film Director from The National Danish Film School in 2009.
