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Shown in profile against a dark background, a blond transmasculine person kisses another person made up to resemble the moon.

Once in a Full Moon

  Bande James Bond (Cilu Dièl, Ernesto Fag, Popo La Sodo)

  Belgium     26 minutes

Synopsis

In a stylish and sensual fantasy world, a young vampire falls in love with the moon. The two yearn to consummate their impossible romance, and when the vampire is offered a choice between his immortality and one night with the moon, he departs on a journey to join his beloved in the sky for one night of cross-species bliss.

This film screens as part of Shorts Program 10: Outré.

  

 French 

Film Credits

  •   Bande James Bond (Cilu Dièl, Ernesto Fag, Popo La Sodo)
  •   Anna Jacob Gauzit
  •   Ben Grinand
  •   Cilu Dièl, Ernesto Fag, Popo La Sodo, Hyrel Venn
  •   Hyrel Venn
  •   https://horsdubocal.eu/films/once-in-a-full-moon

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An older man with a beard stands with his mouth agape and head tilted back. A woman stands next to him doing the same.

Last Dance

  Delphine Lehericey

  Switzerland / Belgium      2022    

Synopsis

Recently widowed at 75, Germain is struggling with solitude and overwhelmed by his anxious, overbearing children’s constant worry. Craving escape and determined to honor a long-kept promise to his late wife, he secretly takes her place in a contemporary dance troupe. Last Dance is a deeply-felt, tenderhearted portrait of enduring love.

 French with subtitles 
  84 minutes

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A man alone in the dark, his face illuminated by a bright light. He holds a receiver to his face as he gazes into the light.

U Are the Universe TY - KOSMOS!

  Pavlo Ostrikov

  Ukraine      2024    

Synopsis

When the Earth is destroyed by war, an astronaut believes he is the last living human in the universe. His solitary existence is interrupted, though, when he receives a signal from another ship—another astronaut is alive and adrift in space. The two form an instant connection over the radio, and embark on a harrowing journey across the cosmos and toward one another.

 Ukrainian, French with subtitles 
  101 minutes

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A man and woman dressed in cozy sweaters and water boots walk up a creek bed together.

Love Affair(s) Les choses qu'on dit, les choses qu'on fait

  Emmanuel Mouret

  France      2020    

Synopsis

Daphne and boyfriend François escape to the idyllic French countryside where they are joined by his lovelorn cousin Maxime. François has to rush back to Paris on business, leaving Daphne and Maxime on their own. The two form an instant, intimate connection, and the first of many overlapping love triangles takes form in this quintessential French comedy-romance.

 French with subtitles 
  122 minutes

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Sibyl

  Justine Triet

  France      2019    

Synopsis

Sibyl (Virginie Eifira) is struggling. Unsatisfied with her work as a therapist, she decides to curb her caseload and attempt to write a novel. Suffering from writer’s block, she reluctantly agrees to counsel Margot, a mercurial young film actress embroiled in a messy affair with her co-star. Taking a page straight out of Margot’s tumultuous life, the novel practically starts to write itself.

 French with subtitles 
  100 minutes

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