CHILDREN, FAMILY, FATHER DAUGHTER RELATIONSHIP, CINEMA/FILMMAKING, MIGRATION
Maya and her dad, Michel Gondry, live in two different countries. In order to stay in touch, her dad asks her every evening, “Maya, give me a title”. Based on her answer, he creates a short animated reply in which Maya is the hero. Michel Gondry brings to life a poetic and amusing journey that will have the little ones dreaming…and the grown-ups smiling.
Berlin International Film Festival 2025 | Winner: Crystal Bear for Best Film Generation Kplus
Melbourne International Film Festival 2025
Fantasia Film Festival 2025
Born in Versailles, France, Michel Gondry is a multidisciplinary filmmaker, screenwriter and musician. In 2005, along with Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth, Gondry won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, which he also directed. Several of his work has been screened at the Berlinale with THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (2006), BE KIND REWIND (2008) and IS THE MAN WHO IS TALL HAPPY? (2014) about Noam Chomsky. MAYA, GIVE ME A TITLE is his first animated film. Gondry was a jury member of Berlinale’s international jury in 2014.
