Soirée Courts métrages au Carreau du Temple

The films

Habibi by Alexey Evstigneev (2025, France, 15 min)

Kazakhstan. Laura, fearing ostracization by her family and husband, decides to fake a pregnancy. But the time has come to give birth.

The film was in the official selection at the Warsaw Film Festival 2025 and at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2026.

Pourquoi parlez-vous si bas ? by Pauline Broulis and Zoé Labasse (2025, France, 25 min)

Summer 1583. Obsessed with having an heir, a wealthy merchant makes life a living hell for his young wife, Isabelle. Charlotte, her housemaid, decides to act. In the shadows of the grand house, the servants organize in secret.

The film won the Best Debut Film award at Filmoramax 2025, Adèle Journeaux won the Acting Award at the 23rd Unifrance Short Film Awards 2025, Pauline Broulis and Zoé Labasse were named Talents 2026 of the Fête du Court Métrage 2026.

Solar Eclipse by Alireza Ghasemi and Raha Amirfazli (2021, Iran, 14 min)

Just before the largest solar eclipse of the century becomes total, a young teenage girl keen on capturing it with her analog camera gets caught up in the revelation of a major secret.

The film was selected in several international film festivals, and received an Honorable Mention at the Minimalen Short Film Festival in Norway.

The Devil and the Bicycle by Sharon Hakim (2025, France-Lebanon, 24 min)

Yasma, a 13-year-old Lebanese girl from an interfaith marriage, is preparing for the ritual of first communion. But as she awakens to sensuality, a ritual of an entirely different nature sets in.

The film was selected and won over fifteen awards in international film festivals.

Meeting

The screening will be followed by a meeting / discussion with professionals who participated in the films: directors, actors, set designers…

In partnership with CinéCaro