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Film

Those Who Jump

82 min.DK/Documentary

In northern Morocco lies the Spanish enclave of Melilla: Europe on African Land. On the mountain above live over a thousand hopeful African migrants, watching the border fence. Abou from Mali is one of them – the protagonist in front of the camera, as well as the person behind it. For over a year, he has ceaselessly persisted in attempting to jump the fence. As Abou portrays the struggle for human dignity and freedom on one of the World's most militarized frontiers, the film ultimately becomes a story about the empowerment of a filmmaker armed only with his camera and his aspirations.
Basic information Credits
Original title Les sauteurs
Danish title Håbet bag hegnet
Keywords Africa, Morocco, Illegal Immigrants, Illegal immigration, 2010-2019
Director Moritz Siebert, Estephan Wagner, Abou Bakar Sidibé
Producer Heidi Elise Christensen, Signe Byrge Sørensen
Director of Photography Abou Bakar Sidibé, Juan Palacios Garcia, Jesús Blasco de Avellaneda
Editor Estephan Wagner
Sound Henrik Gugge Garnov
Appearance Abou Bakar Sidibé
Production country Denmark
International sales Wide House
Comment Moritz Siebert and Estephan Wagner both studied documentary filmmaking at the National Film and Television School in the UK. Recent acclaimed films include, by Siebert, Harvest Hand (2013) and Long Distance (2009) – and, by Wagner, Last Dreams (2013).
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Companies

Production company
Executive Producer Final Cut for Real ApS

Direction

Direction Moritz Siebert
Direction Estephan Wagner
Direction Abou Bakar Sidibé

Production

Producer Heidi Elise Christensen
Producer Signe Byrge Sørensen
Post-production supervisor Anders V. Christensen
Post-production assistant Thomas Irving
Post-production assistant Martin Munck Schmidt
Post-production manager Maria Kristensen
Production assistant Ömer Sami

Cinematography

Cinematographer Abou Bakar Sidibé
Cinematographer Juan Palacios Garcia
Cinematographer Jesús Blasco de Avellaneda

Editing

Editor Estephan Wagner
Editing supervisor Niels Pagh Andersen

Sound

Sound designer Henrik Gugge Garnov
Sound mixer Henrik Gugge Garnov

Visual effects

Grading Maria Klarlund

Appearance

Appearance Abou Bakar Sidibé

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