Canadian Premiere
A man who left his native Normandy to build a bigger life for himself in Paris returns to his hometown, where he runs into an old flame. This is a lovely reconnection story that uses musical numbers to help punctuate the emotional and story points, shades of La La Land and Jacques Tati. There is definitely some of that Tatiesque charm as they remember the past, while acknowledging the passing of time in different ways. The film is about forgetting loves, remembering them again, and having a few magical nostalgic moments before the reality of time and distance sets in.
Community Partner
Juliette Armanet, Bastien Bouillon, François Rollin, Lorella Cravotta
France
2021
In French with English subtitles
Featured in:
International Shorts: Connect/Disconnect/Reconnect
The films in this shorts program are all about connections. People connecting with one another, dealing with change, or rediscovering a part of themselves and their past.
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Kikuyu Land
Kikuyu Land follows Mr. Mungai’s struggle to reclaim family land taken during the colonial era. Through personal stories and archival research, the film explores the enduring impact of land dispossession in Kenya.
Crocodile
In Crocodile, a group of young, self-taught filmmakers turn Kaduna's streets, homes, and residents into the raw materials of sci-fi cinema. This Tribeca Viewpoints winner examines filmmaking as a means to overcome a city's constraints.
The Only Living Pickpocket in New York
A career thief’s circumstances grow desperate when he fences valuable merchandise stolen from a vengeful crime family. John Turturro is exquisite as a wiseacre who is typically one step ahead of everyone but now finds himself behind the eight ball.
Yo (Love Is a Rebellious Bird)
Winner of the Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Contribution at this year's Berlinale, Anna Fitch and Banker White’s exuberant documentary combines vérité interviews with a playful mix of puppetry, collage, and insect actors to memorialize a friend.
Image: © Mirabel Pictures
Ceremony
Powerful and evocative, Ceremony follows the disappearance of the ooligan in Bella Coola, revealing a story of cultural survival, environmental stewardship, and the enduring relationship between the Nuxalk Nation and the land.
No Good Men
Naru, the sole camerawoman at a major Kabul newsroom, is convinced that there are “no good men” left in Afghanistan. But partnered with the station’s star reporter in the leadup to the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, her outlook starts to shift.
Credits
Producer
Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles
Screenwriter
Amélie Bonnin, Dimitri Lucas
Cinematography
David Cailley
Editor
Audrey Bauduin
Production Design
Marion Briec, Chloé Cambournac
Original Music
Thomas Krameyer
Director
Amélie Bonnin
Amélie Bonnin’s work lies at the border of different disciplines; her projects combine graphics, drawing, writing, and video. She studied graphic design at Olivier de Serres in Paris and Université du Québec à Montréal, and screenwriting at La Fémis. She has directed the documentaries La mélodie du boucher (2013) and La Bande des Français (2018, co-directed with Aurélie Charon). Bye Bye is her first dramatic short.
