Francophone short movie night 2025
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1519 Jackson Ave. |
Join us for our monthly outdoor film screening. For the month of March, we are celebrating Francophone Month with a selection of short films from across the French-speaking world.
The films will have English subtitles.
The event is part of Le mois de la francophonie 2025 (Francophonie Month 2025) a month-long festival highlighting the diversity of the French-speaking world.
Line-up (more to come!)
EXPECTING (L'ATTENTE)
Directed by Alice Drouard (France)
Fiction (2022) / Duration: 29 min
In the maternity ward, Céline awaits the arrival of her first child. It is Jeanne, her partner, who will bring her into the world. At night,
in the entrance hall of the hospital, she meets men who are waiting, like herself.
SWEET TOOTH (LES DENTS DU BONHEUR)
Directed by Joséphine Darcy Hopkins (Belgium)
Fiction (2023) / Duration: 25 min
Eight-year-old Madeleine accompanies her mother, a beautician, to the homes of new clients. When she arrives at one of the clients, she
meets Eugenie, Constance, and Emerald, who invite her to the basement to play a cruel board game.
THE PYROTECHNICIAN (L’ARTIFICIER)
Directed by Nikita Trocki (Switzerland)
Fiction (2022) / Duration : 14 min
Raphael, recently left by his wife, does not dare to explain their recent separation to his 6 year old son Timotei. As Timotei keeps asking questions about his mother's prolonged absence, Raphael decides to improvise a big party in the garden on the occasion of the Swiss bank holidays! A clumsy way to make up for the absence.
The event is free for AFNO members, and $5 for non members.
With the suppor of Swiss General Consulate and Institut Français
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