The Truth About Alvert, the Last Dodo

Film

by Nathan Clement

Details

Réunion, France, Switzerland / 2022 / 17mins / Drama and Family / Réunion Creole

On Réunion Island, little Lunet and his grandfather Dadabé set off on a quest to turn a chicken into a dodo bird whose magic feathers might save the child's sick mother.

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About the Director

Nathan Clement

Nathan Clement is a filmmaker and musician from Reunion Island. He studied cinema in Switzerland at HEAD-Genève, where he made Walk Under the Trees and Max and the Freaks. In July 2021 he was among eight young talents mentored by Samuel Ross, as part of the Dazed x Converse Open to Change program. He graduated in 2022 with his diploma film La vérité sur Alvert, le dernier dodo set on his home island. Learn More