Nobody Dies Here (French: Ici, Personne Ne Meurt) is a 2016 French documentary short film directed by Simon Panay. The film has been presented as World Premiere to the 20th Rhode Island International Film Festival where it won the First Jury Prize for Best Documentary.
The film talks about an illegal Gold Mine in North Benin.
Plot
Perma Gold Mine, Benin. Some dream to find something, others realized there was nothing to be found. Some dig relentlessly hoping to become rich, others died in the process. And a few of them say that here, nobody dies.
Awards
"First Jury Prize, Best Documentary", 20th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival 2016 "Best International Documentary", 33th Vues D'Afrique Montreal 2017 "Special Jury Award", "Francophony Award", "Special Jury Mention, University Jury", 17th Un Poing C'est Court, Festival de Vaulx-en-Velin 2017 "Jury Prize", Festival International du Film de Tanger 2016 "Best International Documentary", "Audience Award", 16th Festival Lumières D'Afrique 2016 "Best International Documentary", "Giura Ristretta Award", Medal of Honor of the Italian Parliament", 12th Sardinia Film Festival 2017 "Best International Documentary", 14th In The Palace International Film Festival 2017 "Jury Award", (Documentary Competition), 7th FINI, Festival Internacional de la Imagen 2017 "Best Documentary", MAFICI, Festival Internacional de Cine de Puerto Madryn 2016 "Special Jury Mention", 19th FICMEC, Festival de Cine Medioambiental de Canarias 2017 "Best Documentary", 12th SoCal Film Festival 2017 "Jury Prize" (Documentary Competition) 12th Baghdad International Film Festival 2016 "Special Jury Mention", Festival du Film Documentaire de Saint-Louis du Sénégal 2016 "Best Documentary", Wolves Independent International Film Festival 2016 "Jury Prize", Longleaf Film Festival 2017 "Grand Jury Prize", "Best Director", "Best Editing", "Best Original Music", "Best Photography", London Independent Film Awards 2017 "Best Documentary", Snake Alley Festival of Film 2017 "Best Documentary", Kraljevski Film Festival 2016 "Best Documentary", Hoosierdance International Film Festival 2017 "Best Documentary", 5th Cluj Shorts International Short Film Festival 2017 "Second Jury Prize", Carnegie Mellon Short Film Competition 2017 "Vision Award", Mount Vernon Film Festival 2016 "First Jury Prize", ForadCamp, Cinema and Nature Festival 2016 "Susy Award, Special Jury Mention", Terra Di Tutti Film Festival 2016 "Special Jury Mention", Ferrara Film Festival 2016 "Special Jury Mention", 6th Tlachana Fest 2017 "Jury Prize", 8th Certamen Internacional de Cortometrajes Roberto Di Chiara 2016 "Special Jury Mention", 14th International Ethno Film Festival The Heart of Slavonia 2017 "Special Jury Mention", Short of the Year 2016 "Best Documentary" , 8th Short To The Point 2016 "Award of Excellence", The Impact DOCS Awards 2017 "Best Documentary", Cosmic Film Festival 2017 "Best Documentary Short Film", Atlas Awards 2017 "Best Documentary", RiverReel International Film Festival 2017 "Best Documentary Short Film", Maracay International Film Festival 2017 "Special Jury Mention", Falcon International Film Festival "Best Editing", Real Time Film Festival 2017 "Best Documentary", "Best Human Rights Film", "Audience Award", Open Window International Film Challenge 2017 "Best Extra Long Short", Berlin Flash Film Festival 2017 "Best Film", "Best Documentary" , 12 Months Film Festival 2017 "Third Jury Prize", C&C Festival 2017
Nominations
"Best Foreign Documentary", China Academy Award of Documentary Film CAADF 2016
"Best Documentary", 8th Prince of Prestige Academy Award 2017
"Best Documentary", "Best Photography", The Alhambra Theatre Film Festival 2017
"Best Documentary", "Best African Film", 8th World Music and Independent Film Festival 2017 "Best Documentary" The Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest 2017