In-person
Saturday, April 29th, 3:00pm - Maysles Documentary Center
All films with English sub-titles
Donc Socrate est Mortel (Therefore Socrates is mortal) from Alexandre Isabelle, 2021, 12 mins, Canada/Québec
Faced with the climate crisis, Louise, a philosophy teacher, is going into action.
Tout cru (Raw) by Jeanne Ruelle, 2022, 8 mis, Belgium
In 2009 a trawler was sunk by the weight of giant jellyfish caught in its nets. But is that really what happened ? Climate change, overfishing and toxic discharges are the factors that lead to the proliferation of giant jellyfish. If the man is the first responsible for this invasion, he will also be the first victim.
Petite Melody (Little Melody) by Dina Nomena Andriarimanijaka/Atelier 7 jours pour 1 film , 2022, 16’ mins, Madagascar
Melody is a little girl who lives in her doll's imagination since her mother was hospitalized for Covid-19...
La villa Reynette: de ciment et d’amour (Villa Reynette: ciment and love) by Evelyne Agli & Ludovic Adbadja, 2022, 16 mins, Bénin
Descendant of a French family who settled in Porto-Novo during the colonial period, Joséphine Rey lives and carefully watches over the villa built by her grandfather: LA VILLA REYNETTE. Convinced that: “It is her body heat that keeps the walls of this completely dilapidated house standing…”, She fervently prays to the Virgin Mary for goodwill to assist her in the renovation of her heritage.
With Afro-Brazilian architecture, Villa Reynette is a place where past and present meet.
Le garçon et l'éléphant (The boy and the elephant) by Sonia Gerbeaud, 2022, 7 mins. France
In a class, the arrival of a new elephant head triggers mockery and sarcasm. One of the students seems captivated and confused by this strange child.
A coeur perdu (Home of the heart) by Sarah Saidon, 2021, 14’ mins France
Omid is an Iranian immigrant who came to settle in France with his family. One evening, in the street, he is assaulted and stabbed in the heart. But Omid gets up! At the hospital, the doctors' diagnosis is clear: he has no heart. Would it have stayed in Iran?
Aix-Hale by Ian Truitner, 2022, 5 mins France
In Aix-en-Provence, France, a musician is wrongly accused of a crime he did not commit, and he sets off on a frantic chase through the narrow, winding streets of the city with two police officers on his heels, just as agile and determined to catch him.
Student Short Film winner 2023
