Canadian Premiere
A growing number of onlookers disrupt an archeologist as she tries to work.
Supported by
Fotini Peluso
France
2025
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Executive Producer
Yann Hurpy
Producer
Khalid Tahhar, Romain Dumont
Screenwriter
Romain Dumont, Rosalie Charrier
Cinematography
Paloma Pineda
Editor
Vincent Fleishmann, Alexandre Sellem
Original Music
Charlotte Cardin
Art Director
Izaac Lacoue-Labarthe
Rosalie Charrier
Rosalie Charrier is a French director born in Paris. After graduating from the Sorbonne with a degree in modern literature, she worked for two years as a video journalist, then began directing music videos and other short content. Our Pantheons, which she co-wrote and directed in 2024, is her debut short film.
Photo by Paloma Pineda
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