An evening with short films

An evening with short films

Open Air Cinema

                                                                9 March, 6. 30pm 

                                      @ Open Air Auditorium,Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan

As part of Bonjour India, Festival of France in India, Alliance Française de Trivandrum is organizing An evening with short films on 9 March, 6.00pm at Open Air Auditorium,Vyloppilli Samskriti Bhavan.

Presenting an open air cinema experience with 9 international short films, An evening with short films is a platform to discover different genres: from documentary to animation, narrative to experimental.

Synopsis :

J’aurais pu être une pute/ I Coud’ve been a Hooker by Baya Kasmi/ 2011/ 24 mins

At the cash desk of a DIY store, Mina is submerged by a panic attack and falls into Pierre’s arms. Here is the story of a young lady a little crazy, a chap too normal, a big pair of pruning shears and an old piano teacher.

505G by Jérémy Azencott/ 2012/ 9 mins

In the course of a routine cocaine deal, Thomas falls for Carmen, his supplier’s half-sister. She has come home unexpectedly and is completely unaware of her brother’s drug-dealing activities.

Edmond est un âne/ Edmond was a Donkey by Franck Dion/ 2012 /15 mins

Edmond is not like the others. When colleagues deck out him as a dunce’s cap, he has suddenly the revelation of his real nature and, if he seems to bloom in his new identity, this one digs however a ditch of incomprehension between him and the others. With delicacy, Franck Dion tells the moving story of this charming eccentric and approaches the difficulty of being ones self him in front of social conformity. Incapable to move back in front of the role which we assign him, Edmond glimpses only a single perspective.

La Carte / The Postcard by Stéfan Le Lay/  2010 / 7 mins

A young man who lives in a coloured postcard falls in love with a young woman who lives in a black and white postcard. He is ready to do anything to join her and stay with her.

Shock Resistant by Olivier Hems (15 mins)

A mysterious old lady lives in a deserted building. Alone. Stubborn. She won’t leave.

Hammam by Florence Miailhe (8 mins)

Two young girls, who are going to the baths for the first time, guide us through the labyrinth of steam baths, showers, and fountains.

The Lobsyer’s Cry by Nicolas Guiot (30 mins)

Of Russian origin and moved recently to France with her parents, Natalia, six years old, anxiously awaiting the return of her brother, Boris who went to fight in Chechnya. The big day has arrived, but the girl is quickly disillusioned. This man, is he really the brother she knew?

Talking Dog for Sale, 10 Euros by Lewis-Martin Soucy (7 mins)

With obvious skepticism, a man talks about a strange ad for a talking dog for sale.

The Silence beneath the Bark by Joanna Lurie (11 mins)

In a huge forest covered with a big white coat, some funny small creatures discover snow, so white, so beautiful, so fascinating. It takes them in a whirlwind of drunkenness and enjoyment to a meeting of strange phenomena. A night-tale full of tenderness.