North American Premiere
Benedicte’s patience is tested on the eve of her stepfather’s funeral.
Maud Wyler, Christophe Paou, Evan Boisson, Lina Hess Senequier-Crozet
France
2025
In French with English subtitles
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Credits & Director
Producer
Emmanuelle Latourrette, Fabrice Préel-Cléach
Screenwriter
Elsa Diringer
Cinematography
Jean-Baptiste Moutrille
Editor
Sarah Ternat
Production Design
Nathan Safourcade
Original Music
Thibaut Barbillon
Elsa Diringer
Elsa Diringer was born in 1982 and started her career as a sound assistant on films by Alain Resnais, Nicole Garcia, René Féret, and Jean-Pierre Améris. She has directed numerous short films within the Tribudom collective, including C’est à Dieu qu’il faut le dire (2011), which screened at many international festivals. In 2012, she received the Best Screenplay Award at the Pantin Festival for L’instant présent, and in 2018 she directed her first feature film, Luna. In addition to her film work, Diringer regularly teaches at La Cinéfabrique, leading workshops in writing and directing.
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