The Gravity

Synopsis
An unprecedented alignment of planets impacting gravity will upset the balance of a ghetto and the destiny of two duos of brothers eager to do anything for their freedom in an unceasing fight between old and new generations

Biography

Franco-Burkinabè Cédric Ido is a screenwriter, director, actor and illustrator. He started his acting career
after a two-year course at the Film Conservatory at Suny Purchase in New York, starring in Manuel
Schapira’s short Les Meutes (2012) and in Spike Lee’s Miracle in Santa Anna (2008). He then goes to
directing with several shorts including Hasaki Ya Suda (2011) and Twaaga (2013), presented in many
festivals throughout the planet (including in Circuito Off Festival in Venice and in Seattle), and received
awards including at the African Movie Academy Awards in 2015, as well as it was selected for the Nuits en
Or – The Panorama by the Académie des Césars. Two years later, he directed his first feature-length effort
La Vie de Château in collaboration with Modi Barry, which also went to many international festivals and
notably the BFI London International Film Festival.