Seven Grams is an augmented reality experience directed by journalist Karim Ben Khelifa that invites users, primarily from Generation Z, to discover the link between their smartphone and the often life-threatening conditions in which the rare earth minerals needed to make it are extracted, particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
2023 /
Finalist
SEVEN GRAMS
Director & Producer: Karim Ben Khelifa,
Executive Producer: Chloe Jarry; For LUCID REALITIES: Chloé Jarry, Executive Producer; Alessandra Bogi, Production Manager; Adrien Pflug, Project Manager. For POV SPARK | AMERICAN DOCUMENTARY: Opeyemi Olukemi, Executive Producer Co-producers: Jeanne Marchalot for FRANCE TÉLÉVISIONS; Danielle Turkov, Amy Sheperd and, Thomas Walsh for THINK-FILM
12-year-old Tatheer embarks on a week-long Police boot camp for girls from a social housing estate in Copenhagen. Far from home, deep in the woods, she navigates grueling rituals, elusive social dynamics, and personal setbacks to find her place in this tender and revealing coming-of-age story.
2021 |
23 min
France | USA | UK
Languages: English
AWARD:
Special Mention
Type:
XR/AI
Themes:
Economy, Environment, Health, Human Rights
