Cinematographer

2024

︎ Director: Jacqueline Baylon
︎ Produced by: PBS, Scripps News
︎ Gender: Short Documentary
︎ Running time: 40’
︎ Awards & Recognition: 

97th Academy Awards® Shortlist - Best Short Documentary 
DOC NYC Shortlist 
IDA Documentary Awards - Nominee, Best Short Documentary
SIMA Awards - Winner Best Documentary & Best Sound in Short Documentary Category 
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival - Winner, Best Short 
Hamptons International Film Festival - Winner, Best Documentary Short 
Mountainfilm - Best Short Film Special Jury Mention 
El Paso Film Festival - Winner, Best Short Documentary

After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to bring his remains back to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. A Spanish mortician, an NGO worker and an established Moroccan immigrant living in Spain all struggle to help Ahmed get his son's body home.
Through interweaving threads, "Until He's Back" explores a dangerous journey across the Mediterranean and the difficulty of returning the bodies of those who drown at sea. In this story of grief and hope, a family and a community try to make sense of the tragedy that took Yahya away.


www.untilhesback.com