Mohamed is deeply shaken and suspicious when his estranged eldest son Malek returns home to rural Tunisia with a mysterious young wife in tow. The emotional complexities of a family reunion and past wounds lead to tragic consequences.
AWARDS
Short Cuts Award for the Best Canadian Short – Toronto Int. Film Festival, 2018
Best Canadian Short Film, Audience Award – Festival du Nouveau Cinema, 2018
Tanit d’Or for the Best Fiction Short – Carthage Film Festival, 2018
ZBK Audience Award – Winterthur Int. Short Film Festival, 2018
Audience Award – Festival Images en Vues, 2018
Methexis Award for Best Short Film – MedFilm Festival, 2018
Best Canadian Short Film – Festival Int. du Film Francophone en Acadie, 2018
Canadian Short Work Award, AWFJ Best Female Directed Short Award – Whistler Film Festival, 2018
Jury’s Mention, Audience Mention – Regard Saguenay Int. Short Film Festival, 2019
Best Int. Short Film Award – Int. Film Festival of Uruguay, 2019
Golden Gate Award For Best Narrative Short – San Francisco Film Festival, 2019 *
Best Short Film (College Jury) – Panorama des cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient, 2019
RCVQ Award for Best Short – Les Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois, 2019
Best Short Film – Tanger Festival de Cinema Africano, 2019
Sunugal Award, Best Short Film Award – African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, 2019
The Ellen Award, Jury Award for Drama – Aspen Shortfest, 2019
Best Director Award, Best Short Film – Longue Vue sur le Court Métrage, 2019
Best Fiction Short Film – Quebec Academy of Cinema, 2019
Best International Short Film – Short Shorts Film Festival, 2019
Best Short Film - Festival du Cinéma Tunisien, 2019
Grand Prix - Festival du Film Court en plein air de Grenoble, 2019
Best International Short Fiction - Galway Film Fleadh, Ireland – 2019
Best Interpretation Mohamed Houcine Grayee – Africajarc – 2019
BEST SHORT FILM AWARD - Durban Film Festival, South African – 2019
Special jury’s mention for Best Short Film + Signis Award – Guanajuato Int. Film Festival – 2019
City of Melbourne Grand Prix for Best Short Film – Melbourne Int. Film Festival – 2019
BEST SHORT FILM - DokuFest Film Festival – 2019
Best international short - Cervino Cinemountaine – 2019
Best Photography Award - International festival "Open place" – 2019
Best Director Award - Elia Short Film Festival – 2019
Youssef Chahine Award for Best Short Film - Cairo Int. Film Festival, Egypt – 2018
Special Mention Jury Award – Festival du Court Métrage de Clermont Ferrand – 2019
Jury Special Mention - Leiden Int. Short Film Experience – 2018
Scorpion d’or - Tozeur In.t Film Festival - 2018
Special Jury Prize - Festival du Film Maghrébin de Oujda - 2019
THE GOLDEN CHAIR FOR BEST INT. SHORT FILM - Norwegian Short Film Festival – 2019
GRAND PRIX - Nuits MED di u filmu cortu – 2019
Best Narrative short – Indy Shorts – 2019
Grand prix award & Fipresci award - International Short Film Festival in Drama - 2019
BEST SHORT FILM – Raindance - 2019
BEST SHORT FILM (OSCAR QUALIFYING) - In the Palace Short Film Festival – 2019
Audience award best short film - Afrika Film Festival Cologne – 2019
Best short film - Corto e Fieno - Rural Film Festival – 2019
Audience Award HYÈRES EN COURTS - Film Femmes Méditerranée – 2019
Special Mention - Kaohsiung Film Festival – 2019
Best Short Screenplay - SATISFIED EYE International Film Festival – 2019
Special Jury mention - Swidnica Film Festival - 2019
Silver Award Medal - 24fps Film Festival – 2019
Best Fiction Film - Baku International Short Film Festival – 2019
Grand prix - Tehran Int. Short Film Festival – 2019
Best short film - San Gio Verona Video Festival - 2019
Grand prize best short, Best short young jury - Festival du Grain en Démoudre - 2019
Best Screenplay - Soria International Film Festival – 2019
Pangaea Award - Wandering Reel Travelling Film Festival - 2020
COUPE DU COURT MELS 2019, PRIX TÉLÉFILM CANADA - Gala Prends Ça Court! – 2020
Best Short Drama film - Muslim Film Festival - 2020
This exploratory work is an attempt to define the notion of universal awe through a guided journey wrapped in a collection of testimonies and experiences. This collection of moments acts as the collection of our collective memories.
In the early 2000s, following her return from a long stay abroad, Amélie invites her friends, Maude and Pascale to a cottage. In a disturbing and isolated forest, Amélie tries to reconnect with her friend Maude, while the rivalry between her and Pascale takes a dark turn.
Ariane and her son Thomas are waiting in a car. When they encounter a lady, Ariane, who is unsure if she is meeting her biological mother, gets petrified and suffers from a paralysis attack.
