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PAMdemonium

It’s Friday, March 13, 2015. Sandrine wakes up in Sydney but her heart is in Vanuatu. The Franco-Australian follows through the media the ravages caused by cyclone Pam, recorded as one of the strongest of the Pacific on the Melanesian archipelago of which she fell in love with many years ago. With her filmmaking team at hand, she travels on deck to get a glimpse of how the inhabitants have dealt with the pandemonium. Though these intimate encounters, Sandrine and her team discover the secret to the fabric of their societal repair.

  • Sandrine CHARRUYER
    Director
    PAMdemonium
  • Sandrine CHARRUYER and Melanie GRONDIN
    Writer
    PAMdemonium
  • Anphietom production
    Producer
    PAMdemonium
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    PAMdemonium
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    59 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    October 15, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    35,000 AUD
  • Country of Origin:
    Australia
  • Country of Filming:
    Vanuatu
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    35 mm
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • FIFO FILM FESTIVAL
    Papetee
    French Polynesia
    February 4, 2018
    FIFO festival premiere
  • ROCHEFORT PACIFIC FESTIVAL
    ROCHEFORT
    France
    March 30, 2018
    CHARENTES MARTIMES PREMIERE
  • 11 EME FORUM FRENCH SPEAKING OF THE PACIFIC
    PORT VILA, EFATE
    Vanuatu
    September 7, 2018
    VANUATU PREMIERE
    OFFICIAL SELECTION
Director Biography - Sandrine CHARRUYER

Born in the suburbs of Paris, Sandrine grew up in Bordeaux. A desire to make films in her adolescence had been instilled from a very young age, and it is her constant call for adventure and discovery which will eventually lead her into the film industry. In her early twenties, she travelled around the world, lived in New Caledonia, though Australia's charm made her call that country home. She worked for the popular Sydney based radio station "Eastside Radio" on the show "Forever French" which was highly appreciated by Francophile listeners. She worked as an actress and director part of the French theatre company association "Le Petit Théâtre de Sydney", working on numerous shows in Sydney. In 2013, she got a diploma in Film and TV from Tafe North Sydney, and crewed on numerous short films around Sydney. Though in 2015, when the melanesian archipelago was hit by cyclone Pam, Sandrine took charge and lead her team through the different parts of Vanuatu affected by this disastrous cyclone. Sandrine's first directorial documentary film is born: PAMdemonium.

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