To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion
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Claire (Kayije Kagame), a businesswoman promoting a new skyscraper office in La Défense, faces increasing scrutiny and isolation. The cold, gray offices amplify her loneliness, driving vivid dreams of setting the tower ablaze.
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.
- Runtime 14 minutes
- Country France
- Language French
- Director Valentin Noujaïm
- Cast Kayije Kagame
- Cinematographer Alex Brack
- Screenwriter Valentin Noujaïm
- Editor Valentin Noujaïm
- Music Space Afrika
- Producer Manon Messiant
- Production Design Neal Hoey
- Premiere North America
