Andrea Poupard

After fleeing his privileged but stifling life, young Gabriel finds himself in a remote village, desperate enough to steal canned food. His clumsy attempt is interrupted by Ward, a charming older Lebanese woman who offers him shelter. Taken aback by her suspicious kindness, Gabriel decides to rob her but finds himself sticking around longer than expected. As days stretch into weeks, their interactions give way to an unusual connection. Together, they navigate a fragile balance between mistrust and intimacy, discovering in each other what they didn’t realize they were searching for.

A hundred years after Nosferatu the Vampire (Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauens) by F.W. Murnau, this version by Director Gérard Seigneur was filmed in Tours and its surroundings in 2022. Castle scenes were shot at the Châtelet de Thilouze Although largely following the 1922 Nosferatu, this version also focuses on showing the progression of experimental sciences in the 19th century, alongside the occult sciences. The ending is also very different. This version is the one that was presented at festivals.

Rayane, a Lebanese woman, talks with her one-night-stands and lovers about how, strangely, she has great memories of the 2006 Israeli-Lebanese war.

A young woman—a YouTuber and triathlete—is filming a video in the Vosges with her brother, who campaigns against the overexploitation of water in the region.