Fête du Court Métrage

At 8 p.m.: RIP Madame Joseph. Directed by Marie Petiot and Florence Fauquet. Synopsis: Clémence and Charlie, the worst employees at the town hall, are tasked with organizing Madame Joseph's funeral. Initially hoping to expedite the process, their plans are thrown into disarray by the discovery of a letter that changes everything. Madame Joseph has one last wish: to see snow. At 8:30 p.m.: The Devil and the Bicycle. Directed by Sharon Hakim. Synopsis: Yasma, a 13-year-old Lebanese girl from a multi-faith marriage, is preparing for her First Communion. But as she awakens to sensuality, a ritual of a completely different kind begins. Winner of the Clermont Student Prize 2025, the El Gouna Best Arabic Short Film Prize 2025, and the Namur Bayard d'Or 2025. At 9 p.m.: Roll My Chicken. Directed by Caroline Vignal. Synopsis: Forward, backward, first, second, third, students coming and going, streets passing by: the days of France, a driving instructor, are all the same. But sometimes all it takes is a charming young man to shake things up. France has been alone for too long. Today, she dreams of love. At 10 p.m.: The Virtuous Ones. Directed by Stéphanie Halfon. Synopsis: Etel, 9 years old, an Orthodox Jew, gets her period for the first time. Myriam, her mother, finally sees her as a woman. Etel is delighted, until she discovers that in her religion, menstruating women are considered impure. IN COLLABORATION WITH "LES TEMPESTAIRES, THE ARLETTY CULTURAL CENTER IS PARTICIPATING IN THE NATIONAL EVENT: THE SHORT FILM FESTIVAL."

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