MADE IN NORMANDIE

Competition of short films made in Normandy

The short films will be screened in one session.

Auditorium of the Museum of Fine Arts | Saturday 15 | 19:00

ARNÉO

Director: Jean Monville | Duration: 20’ | Category: Fiction | Year: 2024

A lost teenager lives in a small Normandy town by the sea. Not much happens there and she is fed up. Fortunately, there is Arnéo, a mysterious friend from elsewhere, with whom she communicates through thought and who promised her a better future in another galaxy. When her father realizes this, he will do everything to keep her on earth.

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CE QUI EN NOUS RÉSISTE MALGRÉ

Director: Florian Goralsky, France, 2025, 4'29

A cinematic adaptation of the dance piece "WHAT RESISTS WITHIN US," set in a space where all the natural elements conspire to surrender. A symbolic evocation of Albert Camus's myth of Sisyphus, this scene attempts to awaken, through the power of imagination, the transformative dimension of physical performance.

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GARDE TES POUBELLES

Director: Laura Ghazal | Duration: 7’13” | Category: Fiction | Year: 2024

In the midst of a garbage collectors' strike, with mountains of trash on every street corner, an influential TikToker challenges her followers: reduce their waste by recycling it and keeping it at home. The #gardetespoubelles challenge is going viral, and for the influencer, it's becoming an obsession.

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J'AI AVALÉ UNE CHENILLE

Director: Basile Khatir | Duration: 10’ | Category: Animation | Year: 2024

"At Max's party, Tristan swallowed a caterpillar with tequila. Since then, he has been in a coma, and he thinks about his intrusive mother, the girl at the party, his profile picture that will never change, the nurse who smokes in her room, and the capture of Bin Laden. In short, Tristan is a teenager like any other."

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LA PLUS BELLE FILLE DU HAVRE

Director: Mathilde Aplincourt, France, 2024, 19'

In the heart of Le Havre's port area, between those who leave and those who stay, lives Elodie. Approaching 30, she drifts through life. That day, her boyfriend suggests they buy a plot of land in the neighborhood. This film received production support from the Normandy Region in partnership with the CNC and in association with Normandie Images and its Film Office. With support from the Proarti endowment fund. Original music created by Sacem.

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LE DIABLE ET LA BICYCLETTE

Director: Sharon Hakim, France, Lebanon, 2025, 24 min.

Yasma, a 13-year-old Lebanese girl from a multi-faith marriage, is preparing for her First Communion. But as she awakens to sensuality, a ritual of a completely different kind begins. Student Prize at the 2025 Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

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L’AUTRE

Directors: Amélie Ponturo, Axel Mazure Guerrier, Elora Cailly Desprez, Judille Sankari, Lorraine Deneuve, Lou Toutain, Noah Gauthier, Tatia Tkavadze ShKvra | Duration: 20’42 | Category: fiction | Year: 2024

Marta, 16 ans, est une lycéenne immigrée de Géorgie arrivée avec sa famille en France afin de fuir la guerre. Décidée à participer à un concours d’éloquence pour pouvoir rester dans ce pays où l’expulsion de sa famille est imminente, celle-ci va se confronter à des obstacles à travers un entrainement intense et rude avec l’aide d’une professeure des plus extravagantes. Marta parviendra-t-elle à éviter l’expulsion de sa famille ?

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L’HOMME DE MERDE

Director: Sorel Soares França | Duration: 21’44 | Category: Fiction | Year: 2024

Between college and a job in a 5-star hotel, Fernanda wonders if she will ever be able to accomplish something meaningful in her life. The unexpected arrival of the shitty man will give her an unexpected opportunity.

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SUR LES FLOTS

Director: David Noblet, France, 2025, 18'

A retirement home by the sea. A storm is brewing. Eleven-year-old Elodie visits her grandmother Ismène, who seems lost in the fog of her memories. The young girl tries to combat this sense of inevitability with a few musical notes. The fog lifts. This film was supported in production by the Normandy Region in partnership with the CNC and in association with Normandie Images and its Film Office.

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UN WEEK-END

Director: Mickael Sabah | Duration: 21’16” | Category: Fiction | Year: 2023

Hector is ten years old and lives alone with his mother. This weekend is very special for him, because for the first time in a long time, he will see his father again and spend two days and two nights alone with him.

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UNE BELLE BALADE

Director: Inès Banzet, France, 2026, 16'54'

Maya and Illan have been a happy couple for five years. But a few months ago, tragedy struck their lives. Driven to return to Normandy, a place that holds special significance for them, they walk alongside their wolfdog in search of a very specific place.

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CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPEAN AND LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL

3 - 16
March
2025

MADE IN NORMANDIE