THE SKATES (LES PATINS) Short Film Competition

THE SKATES (LES PATINS)

International Premiere

Screens as part of SHORTS PROGRAM: LIVE ACTION 1

Mina loves to skate. Today, her father, recently divorced from her mother, accompanies her to her first figure skating lesson. An ordinary day is derailed when something happens to her skates.

The Swiss-Moroccan writer and director Halima Ouardiri is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal, Canada. Her first short film MOKHTAR screened at the top festivals around the world. CLEBS won the Crystal Bear in the Generation 14plus competition at the 2020 Berlinale.

Pierre Brouillette-Hamelin
Travelling, Les Films Qui Voyagent
festival@travellingdistribution.com

Details

Country: Canada

Year: 2023

Director: Halima Ouardiri

Screenwriter: Halima Ouardiri

Producer: Halima Ouardiri

Director of Photography: Amine Berrada

Editor: Xi Feng

Production Designer: Mathieu Lemay

Cast/Featuring: Inès Feghouli, Mani Soleymanlou, Sophie Cadieux

Running Time (minutes): 13

Language: French

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