A friendship forms between Isaac and Cleo over their shared disdain of skaters.
Supported by
Michael Zindel, Raïka Hazanavicius, Alexandre Desrousseaux, Nathan Roche, Brice Gardebien, Hafid Hammouti, Marion T.
France
2025
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Noëlle Levenez, Salomé Fleischmann
Screenwriter
Guil Sela, Joséphine Ha
Cinematography
Pauline Doméjean
Editor
Paul Nouhet
Production Design
Ysé Braconnier
Guil Sela
Guil Sela is a filmmaker and photographer born in 1996. His first short film was The Olympic Flame (2023), followed by Santa Maria Kyoko (2023), which was presented at Côté Court. Montsouris Park won the Leitz Cine Prize at the 2024 Semaine de la Critique, and his newest short, No Skate!, was presented at the 2025 Semaine de la Critique. He is currently writing his debut feature film, Life is a Beach!, which explores the irony of tragic current events with humour and melancholy.
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