Director Maxime Hermet’s 2021 film will reach Lebanese audiences as part of the event’s official screening, which includes 29 works from 18 countries.
In just over 24 minutes, the film tells the story of three young people Ellis (Jean Aviat), Lucía (Jerina Conesa) and Tom (Tim Rousseau) who spend their holidays by the sea in a small town and as the days go by become more intimate . The fictional drama deals with themes of youth, friendship and homosexuality and is Hermet’s first production after assisting on the 2014 feature film Felix and the Wolves.
The other French audiovisual work, Nightfall, by director Margot Popeville, stands out in tomorrow’s program concluding the Lebanese event.
Films from Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, France, Iran, Syria, Bahrain, Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, Belgium, Czech Republic, Palestine, Italy, Jordan, China, Egypt and Lebanon compete in the Best Feature Film, Documentary, Animation and Photography categories.
The jury, composed of the Spanish director Ana Cendrero Álvarez, the Sudanese Nasser Youssif and the Lebanese Muriel Aboulrouss, Oualid Mouaness, Fadi Syriani and Chadi Zeidan, will also award the most outstanding actor and the most outstanding actress in addition to an award in the national ribbon.
Since its premiere in 2014, the film event in Tire has dedicated a large space to support local audiovisual production and cultural exchange; as well as conducting training workshops, seminars and talks with directors.
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