Antoine Héberlé

Benjamin is a PhD student without scholarship support. Under the pressure of his parents, and in need of money, he becomes a substitute teacher in a middle school. Without training nor experience, and facing a declining public educational system, he discovers how tough this job can be. Hopefully, his supportive and committed colleagues will lead him to take a fresh look at the profession.

Waleed (40) lives in Haifa with his wife and children and dreams of a writing career while suffering from chronic depression. He develops a close relationship with his neighbor (a small-time crook) with an ulterior plot in mind. While the scheme turns into an unexpected friendship between the two men, it leads them into a journey of dark encounters.

Nora is a striking young girl in new love. We see her dancing around her bedroom, lip-synching, testing outfits, in between sending heart emojis, and more, to the special boy. All dressed up, she takes a short cut through an abandoned building, on the way for her hot date. Kevin pulls up in the background on his scooter. He's Nora's recent ex, jilted and jealous. Kevin grabs Nora's phone, and what ensues is a now universal 21st century story of male-female power, sexuality and shame with a biting, feminist twist.

An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.

An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.

An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.

An anthology of short documentaries composed during the 2020 pandemic by leading cinematographers curated and produced by Sam Abbas.

After a serious accident Giuseppe is out of work. His son Antò dreams of being an archaeologist and thinks his father's glass eye is a sign he has superpowers. It's just the two of them now, since their beloved wife and mother Angela collapsed and died while working in the fields. Now they've lost their home, too, and have taken shelter in a tent city with other seasonal workers. Through all this, Giuseppe still summons up the strength to hug his son every night and tell him a story. He's promised Antò he will have his mother back, one day, and will do anything to keep his promise.

2011년 튀니지의 여름, 파레스와 미리엄 부부는 그의 10살 아들과 남부지방으로 휴가를 간다. 그곳에서 아들 아지즈가 매복해있던 테러리스트가 쏜 총에 맞는 끔찍한 일을 겪게 된다. 아지즈에게 간이식이 필요해지자 오랫동안 묻혀있던 가족의 비밀이 드러난다.

죽음에 대한 존중과 망각에 대한 저항을 탁월한 비주얼로 설파하는 아름다운 영화. 신원미상의 시체가 외딴 시체보관소에서 발견된다. 이곳에는 노년의 관리인, 무덤 파는 남자, 실종된 딸을 찾고 있는 여성, 상처 입은 영구차 운전사가 있다. 그들은 이 시신의 장례를 치러주기로 한다.

Damascus, Spring 2011. It's the early stages of the civil war. 25-year-old Nahla is torn between her desire for freedom and the hope of leaving the country thanks to her arranged marriage with Samir, a Syrian expatriate in the USA. When he chooses her younger, more docile sister Myriam, Nahla finds refuge at her neighbor's, the mysterious Ms Jiji.

아부 샤디는 나사렛에 살고 있는 60대 중반의 교사다. 그는 오래 전 이혼한 전력이 있고, 한 달 후에 있을 딸의 결혼식이 끝나면 정말로 혼자 살게 될 것이다. 한편, 건축가인 그의 아들 샤디는 팔레스타인의 지역 풍습에 따라 청첩장을 일일이 전달하려는 아버지를 돕기 위해 몇 년 만에 로마에서 돌아온다. 오랜만에 만나 서먹서먹한 부자는 온종일 함께 시간을 보내게 되는데, 두 사람 사이는 팽팽한 긴장감으로 가득 차 있고, 그들이 사는 서로 다른 세상은 부서질 듯 흔들리기 시작한다.

목가적이고 평화로운 일상을 보내던 노르망디 지방의 귀족 ‘잔느’는 가난한 자작 ‘줄리앙’을 만나 사랑에 빠지고 그와 함께하는 행복한 삶을 꿈꾼다. 하지만 기대와 달리 생각지 못한 사건들이 연달아 일어나자 괴로워하던 ‘잔느’는 신부님을 찾아가 진실을 털어놓는데…

Deep in the barren mountains, a mother and a daughter live an isolated quiet life. The Daughter looks lean and fragile. She seems unreactive toward her surroundings, confining herself in her own wretched world. The Mother is like a guardian angel who always protects her and takes care of everything. Before living in seclusion, The Daughter was a pianist who lost her husband and son. The Mother decided to take her away and hid her in the mountains where no one could ever find them, believing it is the only possible way for her daughter to survive, Nevertheless, they have to face nothing but themselves ever since, as well as to confront the endless forest…

In 2014, Tsai Ming-Liang was invited to make a film for the MarseilleFID, Marseille International Film Festival. Since he was not familiar with Marseille, he decided to make a film as tourist, capturing the beautiful Mediterranean sunshine in the late summer of that year. He also invited famous French actor, Denis Lavant, to appear alongside Lee Kang-Sheng playing Xuanzang. "Journey to the West" was invited to be the opening short film at the Berlin International Film Festival the same year.

Souleymane, 25, dreams of being a dancer in spite of having a paralyzed leg. At nightclubs, he transforms into the beloved dancer Grigris, impressing people with his moves. However, when his stepfather falls seriously ill, Souleymane desperately needs money and decides to work for petrol smugglers.

Forty-eight-year-old Alain Evrard is obliged to return home to live with his mother. This situation causes all the violence of their past relationship to rise to the surface. Alain then discovers that his mother has a fatal illness. In the last months of her life, will they finally be capable of taking a step toward each other?

밀라와 하비어는 둘 다 실력 있는 심장외과 의사로 같은 병원에서 근무하는 부부이다. 결혼 10년 차임에도 그들은 여전히 열렬히 사랑하며 음주 가무를 즐기며 가끔은 철부지 같은 일탈을 즐기며 산다. 하지만, 하비어는 술이 문제다. 그런 음주 문제로 인해 수술에서 제외되며 정직기를 보내게 된 하비어. 그리고 생각지도 못한 임신을 알게 된 밀라. 둘만의 자유와 행복을 원하며, 아이로 인해 제약받는 삶을 두려워했던 밀라는 낙태를 생각한다. 하지만, 아이를 원하는 하비어의 뜻을 받아들여 아이를 낳기로 하고 변화를 위해 남미로 가려던 계획도 뒤로 미루게 된다. 시간이 갈수록 하비어의 술버릇이 판단의 중심을 갉아먹으며 점점 질투심이 많고 소유욕이 강하고 무책임한 생각을 하게 된다. 그러면서 밀라, 하비어 이 둘은 혼돈의 시간을 보낸다. 어느 날 사라진 하비어. 그를 찾아 나선 밀라. 밀라는 넘어져 머리를 다치고 병원으로 옮겨지게 되고, 제왕절개로 아이를 무사히 낳게 되지만, 정작 밀라 본인은 의식 없이 병실에 누워있는다. 이때 그녀를 찾아온 하비어는 절규한다.

Tchernobyl, 1986, a few hours before the disaster. Piotr and Anya's wedding is interrupted by a fire at the power station.

Sandro was a boy who loved to sing rap, to kiss, to stare the statue of Christ the Redeemer and dreamed to go visit Copacabana. Growing up on streets, the story culminates at the infamous episode of 12th June 2000, when Sandro hijacked bus 174.

Meduzot (the Hebrew word for Jellyfish) tells the story of three very different Israeli women living in Tel Aviv whose intersecting stories weave an unlikely portrait of modern Israeli life. Batya, a catering waitress, takes in a young child apparently abandoned at a local beach. Batya is one of the servers at the wedding reception of Keren, a young bride who breaks her leg in trying to escape from a locked toilet stall, which ruins her chance at a romantic honeymoon in the Caribbean. One of the guests is Joy, a Philippine chore woman attending the event with her employer, and who doesn't speak any Hebrew (she communicates mainly in English), and who is guilt-ridden after having left her young son behind in the Philippines.

이스라엘에 삶의 터전을 빼앗기고 그들의 암제와 차별정책, 절대적 빈곤 속에서 미래에 대한 희망도 없이 살아가는 팔레스타인의 젊은 청년들. 그들이 할 수 있는 저항이라고는 자신의 온몸을 산화시켜, 이스라엘인들에게 두려움을 주는 것뿐이다. 어릴 때부터 형제처럼 자라온 자이드와 할레드도 어느날 저항군 조직의 부름을 받고, 기꺼이 순교자의 소명을 받아들인다. 그러나 막상 가슴에 폭탄 띠를 두르고 이스라엘로 향하던 두 청년은 마음이 흔들리기 시작한다. 지옥 같은 현실에서 죽음과 같은 삶을 사는 것 보다는 영웅적인 죽음을 택해 천국으로 가고자 했던 그들. 그러나 과연 끊임없이 죽이고 죽고, 보복에 보복을 거듭하는 이 저항방식이 그들이 원하던 승리를 가져다 줄 것인가. 그들에겐 다른 선택의 여지가 없는 것인가하는 의문들이 그들을 주저하게 만든다. 죽음을 눈앞에 앞 둔 48시간 동안 자이드와 할레드는 극심한 혼란과 마음의 갈등을 겪게 되는데...

A strange man is involved in a village massacre and drug dealing.

1981, Morocco. A village in the Atlas mountains. A city in the distance. A child. A family facing its destiny.

On a hot Sunday morning, Nathalie Sanchez, an unemployed hair stylist, walks across the Causses plateau in search of a shepherd. When she finds one, he tells her that he has lost his flock. They walk together and while chatting they meet several times a shepherd's son turned outlaw, Carol Izba. The latter, despite being pursued by a famous bounty killer, Pool, proves unable to leave the region...

On a hot Sunday morning, Nathalie Sanchez, an unemployed hair stylist, walks across the Causses plateau in search of a shepherd. When she finds one, he tells her that he has lost his flock. They walk together and while chatting they meet several times a shepherd's son turned outlaw, Carol Izba. The latter, despite being pursued by a famous bounty killer, Pool, proves unable to leave the region...

장과 마리아는 프랑스의 해변으로 둘만의 여름 휴가를 떠난다. 일상에서 벗어나 모처럼만에 여유를 즐기는 것도 잠시 수영하러 다녀오겠다던 남편 장은 끝내 돌아오지 않는다. 그 휴가는 단지 악몽일 뿐이었을까? 다시 일상으로 돌아온 마리아의 곁에는 여전히 장이 있다. 그와 한 침대를 쓰고 아침을 함께 먹으며, 그를 위해 넥타이를 선물하는 마리. 하지만 문득 문득 그녀는 자신의 삶에서 무언가가 잘못 되어 있음을 느낀다. 정지된 남편의 신용카드, 유부녀인 그녀에게 남자를 소개 시켜주려는 친구들, 게다가 시어머니는 장이 그녀에게 만족하지 못해 떠나버린거라고 하신다. 도대체 세상이 어떻게 돌아가는 걸까? 이렇게 가까이에서 장의 손길을 느끼는데 다른 사람들에겐 그가 보이지 않다니.

Laetita Masson directs this hallucinatory dream-like work about dancing on the beach, Elvis impersonators, and sailors longing to live and work in Taipei. Sandrine Kiberlain, Johnny Hallyday, and Julian Sands are just a few of the many cast members.

On the spur of the moment, 30-year old Alain gives up his well-paid job as a tester of computer games, but is uncertain over what do next. He takes up the offer of a place on a course to learn how to operate a bulldozer, although this means spending time away from home. During his training, he is paired up with a child-like younger man, Manu, who is passionate about wanting to drive a bulldozer but has no aptitude for the job. While his marriage starts to fall apart, Alain finds himself becoming more dependent on his relationship with Manu.

In a Breton coastal village, a very old woman seems to watch the open sea with particular attention. Back home, she is suddenly overcome by a presence that comes from the ocean...

In a forest of western Ourania, three young warriors are searching for a young girl who was abducted by a bandit.

Alain finds Marie, whom he still loves, but he is embarrassed by the presence, to say the least, of Nina, who keeps asking him for services. Marie gradually becomes aware of the strong bond that unites Alain and Nina, who has never counted in his eyes.

A teen party gone out of control provides the focus of this drama which explores the transitions of youth in a transitional time set in the post-disco, pre-punk, early 1980's. Ariane, a teenager, is rebelling against her father and her boyfriend Pierre. She decides to hold a small party. The party is crashed by a large crowd of rude outsiders who proceed to destroy her home. Afterward, Ariane must face her obsessive neatness.

This French drama takes a gentle poke at the youthful ideologies of the post-hippy 70's. Fabio and Alain are teenagers with widely differing backgrounds and philosophies. Fabio is a rebellious Stalin quoting, left-winger from a lower middle-class family. He dreams of being a rock star even though he can't play a note. Alain, a soft-spoken boy from a middle-class family prefers to quote Plato. Alain is attracted to Fabio's enthusiastic talk on political activism. When the local press accuses them of terrorism after they toss a rock through a window they are initially delighted. Their delight is short-lived when they realize that may be blamed for some of the real terrorism the town has been experiencing.

Martine is 25. Since breaking up with François, she has the feeling that the world is caving in on her. Between small jobs and one-night stands, she can't seem to get a fix on herself. In desperation, after a last quarrel with François, she unintentionally causes an accident that leads her to the emergency ward of a psychiatric hospital. During her brief stay, she unexpectedly sparks into life. She takes an interest in two young patients, Pierre and Anne, convinced that she is doing the right thing in supervising their love life...

In the quietness of rural life, small disputes about the right to use a rivulet may take the proportion of a life-and-death matter..