Teaser "Under your fingers" (original French title : Sous tes doigts) by Marie-Christine C

Under your fingers by Marie-Christine Courtès (original French title : Sous tes doigts) Written and directed by Marie-Christine Courtès Graphic design by Marcelino Truong & Ludivine Berthouloux Art Director Ludivine Berthouloux Music and Dance by Frank2Louise The day of her grandmother’s cremation, Emilie, a young mixed-race Asian girl, dives into her grandmother’s memories. She discovers memories of the Indochina, of Hoa, her romantic encounter with Jacques (a French colonial), the birth of Linh (Emilie's mother) and her tragic departure to France in 1956. She relives with Linh the arrival into the camp of Sainte-Livrade, the exploitation of the Indochinese women in a market gardening in Lot-et-Garonne. Between memories, dance, anger and traditional rituals, Emilie learns to accept this legacy. A coproduction Vivement Lundi ! / Novanima Productions With the support of CNC, France 2, TVR, TébéSud, Tébéo, Région Bretagne, Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, the Département du Lot-et-Garonne, Communauté d’Agglomération du Grand Villeneuvois, Procirep and Angoa > animation 2D / 13’ Court-métrage d’animation / 12min45sec / 2015 RÉSUMÉ Le jour de la crémation de sa grand-mère, Emilie, une jeune métisse asiatique, se plonge dans les souvenirs de la vieille femme. Elle découvre l’Indochine de Hoà, sa rencontre amoureuse avec Jacques (un colon français), la naissance de Linh (sa mère) et le départ tragique vers la France en 1956. Elle revit en compagnie de Linh l’arrivée au camp d’hébergement de Sainte-Livrade, l’exploitation des femmes indochinoises par les maraichers du Lot-et-Garonne. Entre souvenirs, danse, colère et rituels traditionnels, Emilie apprend à accepter cet héritage... SUMMARY When her grand-mother dies, a young Eurasian woman performs dance and rituals to revive the peculiar story of the women in her family, from colonial Indochina to the transit camp where they were isolated. With her memories, anger and traditional rituals Emilie learns how to accept such a heritage. The scars of history felt by an eastern woman in the West.