The program mainly focuses on rising talents, from high-profile independent works to impactful dramas and powerful documentaries about the world around us. The 2024 selection demonstrates that this young generation\u2014more than ever\u2014shares a global vision and an amazing capacity to combine cultural influences and tackle an incredibly wide range of subject matters.<\/p>\n
Sisterhood<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>by Nora El Hourch Ama Gloria<\/a><\/em><\/strong>\u00a0by Marie Amachoukeli Marinette<\/a><\/em>\u00a0by Virginie Verrier<\/strong> First Case<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Victoria Musiedlak Little Girl Blue<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Mona Achache Caiti Blues<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Justine Harbonnier No Love Lost<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Erwann Le Duc Spirit of Ecstasy<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by H\u00e9l\u00e9na Klotz<\/strong> The Rapture<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Iris Kaltenb\u00e4ck All To Play For<\/em><\/a>\u00a0by Delphine Deloget This program is presented in partnership with the Columbus Council on World Affairs<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 6, 2024<\/em>
\nDespite their different social backgrounds, Amina, Djeneba, and Zineb have been friends for as long as they can remember. When Zineb experiences harassment from her brother\u2019s best friend, Amina decides to post a compromising video of him on social media, hoping he will stop. Little does she know that the video will not only jeopardize her safety, but also strain their friendship.
\n100 min – Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: L\u00e9ah Aubert, Salma Takaline, Medina Diarra -Main Festivals: TIFF<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 6, 2024<\/em>
\nSix-year-old Cl\u00e9o loves her nanny Gloria more than anything. When Gloria must suddenly return to Cape Verde to care for her own children, Cl\u00e9o makes her promise that they will see each other very soon. Gloria invites Cl\u00e9o to her island and the two must make the most of their last summer together.
\n84 min – Genre: Fiction, Comedy drama – Cast: Louise Mauroy-Panzani, Il\u00e7a Moreno Zego – Main Festivals: Cannes FF<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSept 6, 2024<\/em>
\nMarinette Pichon is one of the world\u2019s greatest stars of football, having held the record for the most number of goals and caps for the French team (men\/women combined) for almost two decades, before becoming a FIFA Legend by being the first French player to have a career in the US. A pioneer of French women\u2019s soccer, the film follows her fight to spread awareness on women\u2019s rights in sport. A path full of pitfalls, from a childhood ravaged by an alcoholic and violent father to the heavy burden of coming out in an era where LGBTQ+ rights were non-existent. Her success in sport will fuel her desire to make a difference in the recognition of French women\u2019s soccer, homosexuality, and equal opportunity. It is the story of a woman\u2019s life, a fighter, an uncompromising ode to freedom, to surpassing oneself.
\n95 min – Genre: Biopic, LGBTQ – Cast: Garance Marillier, Emilie Dequenne, Alban Lenoir – Main Festivals: Tribeca Film Festival<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 7, 2024<\/em>
\nNora, a 26-year-old lawyer fresh out of law school, has the impression that she doesn\u2019t have any real life experience when she finds herself thrown into her first criminal law case. From her initial meeting with her client in police custody and throughout the investigation, Nora discovers the cruelty of the world that surrounds her private and professional lives. Quickly carried away by the frenzy of her new life, she starts making mistake after mistake, leading her to wonder about her life choices.
\n98 min – Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: No\u00e9e Abita, Anders Danielsen Lie, Alexis Neises – Main Festivals: Locarno FF<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 7, 2024<\/em>
\nAfter her mother\u2019s death, Mona Achache discovers thousands of photos, letters, and recordings, but these buried secrets make her disappearance even more of an enigma. Through the power of filmmaking and the beauty of incarnation, she brings her mother back to life to retrace her journey and find out who she really was.
\n95 min – Genre: Documentary – Cast: Marion Cotillard – Main Festivals: Cannes FF, Telluride, London<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 8, 2024<\/em>
\nCaiti Lord has a beautiful voice that she plans to use to do more than sell cherry cocktails. As madness surges in the United States, in a most disturbing absurd manner, Caiti is overtaken by a growing sense of suffocation. So Caiti sings. The blues.
\n84 min – Genre: Documentary – <\/em>Main Festivals: Cannes FF \u2013 ACID, Visions du Reel<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 9, 2024<\/em>
\n\u00c9tienne is barely twenty when he falls in love with Val\u00e9rie. They are hardly any more when their daughter Rosa is born. And then, one day, Val\u00e9rie leaves and never returns. He chooses not to make a drama of it and builds a happy life for him and his child. Sixteen years later, when Rosa is about to lead her own life, \u00c9tienne recognizes his wife on television. The past brutally resurfaces, and father and daughter are propelled into one last chaotic family journey.
\n91 min – <\/em>Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: Nahuel P\u00e9rez Biscayart, C\u00e9leste Brunnquell, Maud Wyler – Main Festivals: Cannes FF \u2013 Critics Week<\/em><\/p>\n
\nSept 10, 2024<\/em>
\nJeanne is 24 years old. She lives on a military base with her father, a police officer, and her little brother and sister. She\u2019s determined to make it in the world of finance. Not for the glory or wealth, but because it\u2019s leading her on the path to freedom.
\n95 min – Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: Claire Pommet, Niels Schneider, Sofiane Zermani – Main Festivals: TIFF<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 11, 2024
\n<\/em>Lydia, a midwife highly invested in her career, has completely lost control of her life. Was it due to heartbreak, her best friend Salom\u00e9\u2019s pregnancy, or meeting Milos, with whom she could have a potential new relationship ? Lydia gets stuck in a spiral of lies in which everyone\u2019s lives are turned upside down.
\n97 min – Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: Hafsia Herzi, Alexis Manenti, Nina Meurisse – Main Festivals: Cannes FF \u2013 Critics\u2019 Week<\/em><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Sept 12, 2024<\/em>
\nSylvie lives in Brest with her two children, Sofiane and Jean-Jacques. Together they form a tight, happy family. One night, Sofiane hurts himself, alone in the apartment while his mother is out at work. The incident is reported and Sofiane is placed in foster care.
\n112 min – Genre: Fiction, Drama – Cast: Virginie Efira, India Hair, Mathieu Demy – Main Festivals: Cannes FF \u2013 Un Certain Regard<\/em><\/p>\n