Oceania
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During the summer, 16-year-old Najib spends his days gaming until his mother, Asma, informs him of their old neighbor’s passing. Intrigued, Najib takes the keys to the neighbor’s apartment, uncovering an unexpected world within.
Directors Spotlight
Valentin Noujaïm
Director
Born in France in 1991, to Lebanese and Egyptian parents, Valentin Noujaïm graduated from the script department of La Fémis in 2020. In 2024, his short documentary “Pacific Club” was selected for the French César, while his new short fiction was selected in Tiger Shorts competition in Rotterdam. His work is crossed by the question of disappearance.
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Country
- France
- Language
- French
- Director
- Valentin Noujaïm
- Producer
- Jérôme Blesson
- Executive Producer
- Jérôme Blesson
- Cast
- Adil Bettahrat, Darina Al Joundi, Steven Yan
- Cinematographer
- Victor Zebo
- Editor
- Mila Olivier
- Production Design
- Y-lan Lucas
- Composer
- Crystallmess
- Sound Design
- Hugo Rossi
- Music
- Crystallmess
- Premiere
- East Coast