Entrusted by his father to a group of gold-miners, an albino child embodies all of their hopes.


Born in 1993, Simon Panay has made four short documentaries in West Africa. In 2014 he received the ARP Young Talent of the Year Award and in 2018 the Documentary Grant from the Jean-Luc Lagardère Foundation.
His short film “Nobody dies here”, shot in an illegal mine in Benin, has been screened in 71 countries and won 133 awards.
He continues to explore the world of gold mining with “If You Are a Man” his first documentary feature film released in theaters in 2023, and now in fiction with “The Boy With White Skin” in 2024.
Program 2025, WORLDWIDE COMPETITION II