Kémi is a French man of Beninese origin living in Paris. One day, while looking through his grandfather's belongings, he found a photo of a house in Benin on the edge of the lagoon. A house that once belonged to his family and had now become a vacation home. Freshly arrived in Cotonou, Kemi decided to book the house for a weekend with friends in the hopes of learning more about his family and his origins. His Grandfather Sourou, an old, reserved and austere man, had severed all ties with Benin when he relocated to France. Along with his friend Thomas, his wife Afiavi and the beautiful Meriga, Kemi encounters a mysterious young woman named Angèle. He saves her in extremis from drowning in the lagoon. She says she knows her grandfather Sourou….

mit / estrelado / starring / avec :
Mawena Takpa, Sèdo Tossou, Patricia "Doguissimi" Setondji,

Benin, Canada, France | 2024 | Short Narrative | 20'48" | Fantasy, Drama

ein film von / um filme de / a film by / un film de :
Aurielle JIOYA

Titles | Titres : NOCES D'EAU
Type : Short Narrative | Court métrage Fiction
DURATION | DURÉE : 21 minutes (20'48")
Year | Année : 2024
Country | Pays : Bénin, Canada, France


CAST | ACTRICES-ACTEURS
Mawena Takpa................................ Angèle
Sèdo Tossou................................... Kemi
Patricia "Doguissimi" Setondji.............
Jeanne Prince Thomassin.................. Nurse | Infirmière
Axel Merryl.......................................

Producers | Productrices :
Aurielle Jioya Tchetchenigbo
Laurie Fesson Towanou

REGISSEURIN / REALIZADORA / DIRECTOR / RÉALISATRICE :
Aurielle JIOYA (Aurielle Jioya Tchetchenigbo)

Screenwriter | Scénariste :
Valerie Lieko

Cinematography | Images :
Arushi Chugh

Cinematographer 2nd unit: Paris | Images 2è équipe (tournage Paris) :
Hans Agonglo

Editing | Montage :
Vanessa Zambernardi

Original music | Musique originale :
Olivier Lliboutry

Re-recording mixer | mixeur
Loris Bernot

First assistant camera | 1er Assistant caméra :
Hans Agonglo

Second assistant camera | Second assistant caméra :
Elisé Fanou

Music Department
Loris Bernot... music mixer
Tom Kelma... assistant music mixer
Patricia Setondji... lyrics / vocals: title song ("Sourou")

Line producer | Productrice exécutive :
Christiane CHABI-KAO



PRODUÇÃO / PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION :
Jioya Films

LINE PRODUCTION / PRODUCTION EXÉCUTIVE :
Hiris Production (Cotonou, Bénin)

World Sales | Ventes internationales :
Jioya Films

CONTACT (Print Copy / Diffusion du film, Festivals) world sales :
Jioya Films (Roubaix, France)
hello(@)jioyaproduction.com | ⤵️ jioyafilms.com




PREMIOS | AWARDS | PRIX
🏆 BEST FEMALE DIRECTOR CANAL+ Special prize (Ciné 229) | Cotonou, Bénin
🏆 BEST SCRIPT (Ciné 229) | Cotonou, Bénin
🏆 BEST COSTUME (Ciné 229) | Cotonou, Bénin


FESTIVALS - PROJECÇÕES / FESTIVALS - SCREENINGS / PROJECTIONS (selection) :


/// 2024 | Première mondiale | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival) | Clermont-Ferrand (France) | Screening - Projection : 3 février 2024
/// 2024 | Sélection : Regards d'Afrique | | Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival) | Clermont-Ferrand (France)

/// 2024 | 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢çã𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥, 𝐌𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐚-𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦 - International Competition, Best Short Film | São Tomé FestFilm 2024 | Sao Tomé-et-Principe (23/10/2024 - 26/10/2024)

/// 2024 | Sélection | 7è Festival Dakar Court | Dakar (Sénégal)

/// 2024 | Sélection | 229 Awards | Cotonou (Bénin



Quelle / Fuente / Fontes / Our Source / Nos Sources (MAIS INFORMAÇÕES / READ MORE / PLUS D'INFOS) :
- Africiné Magazine
- www.instagram.com/auriellejioya/
- https://jioyafilms.com/
- www.kickstarter.com/projects/filmangele/angele-a-suspensful-voodoo-tale-from-benin
- https://saotome-festfilm.st/title-item/noces-deau/
Updated by Thierno Dia, 09 March 2025