Neither Yes Nor No

RAPHAËL and SAM are having an argument about things that make us special. He decides to bring her into his memories to show her why he believes he is so special.

Improvised over the course of a single night in Paris, this short film follows Fanny and Alexis, who meet by chance on a warm August evening. Fanny doesn’t believe in second dates, always less magical than the first spark. To prove her wrong, Alexis proposes an unusual pact: to meet every week as if it were their very first time.

We've all been on a bad Tinder date, and this time it's SAM's (27) turn to share hers. As she relives the intensity of the moment with her roommate RAPHAËL (28), he starts to point out all the strange behavior of SAM's date. However, one mystery remains unsolved: Is this wall load-bearing?

SAM and RAPHAËL, two roommates on the brink of thirty, fill their lives solely with the few anecdotes they have to share with each other.

Two lovers. Both are immigrants. Their relationship is the last thing that they kept from home, the last rope they are attached to. Marc holds that rope dearly, Léa wants to cut it. Her love of Paris has taken over the love of Marc

With no more stories to share, SAM and RAPHAËL let boredom settle in by playing little silly games. An unexpected question starts to wonder in SAM’s mind : can we assign gender to what isn’t gendered?

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.