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La Cinef Selection 2026 : Programme 4
For its 29th edition La Cinef has selected 14 live-action and 5 animated shorts from among the 2,750 sent by film schools all over the world.
Films screened as part of Programme 4
Thursday, May 21st – 11am – Buñuel Theatre
TIAN TIAN DE MI MI (Our Secrets)
Lenti Liang
USC Cinematic Arts – USA – 15′
In early spring in Guangzhou, Tian Tian, a teenage girl, begins to sense a quiet awakening of desire. What follows drifts away from what she had imagined.
PICKLED
Fanny Capu
NFTS – UK – 9′
All Eddie has ever known is her Granny’s world, where they pickle everything around them, preserving their family history forever. But when Granny joins their ancestors, Eddie has to decide if she’ll continue their tradition.
ALWAYS WANTED TO BE GOD, NEVER WANTED TO DO GOOD
Noa Epars & Marvin Merkel
HEAD – Switzerland – 21′
In 2009, mountain guide Patrick Bussard sawed down a Christian cross in the Swiss Alps. He was severely punished by the courts. In our city, we see billboards displaying Bible verses everywhere.
BIRD RHAPSODY
Wonjung Choi
Hongik University – South Korea – 6′
A rhapsody for those who fall chasing desire. A crowd climbs toward a “bird”, symbolizing success and recognition. After many falls, one person realizes it cannot be owned and chooses not to grasp it, but to fly.
TJ28 (28 Days Left)
Yasmin Najjar
Aalto University – Finland – 24′
A Finnish-Palestinian woman, is completing her voluntary military service in the Finnish Army’s medical corps. During a final combat exercise, Lillak learns that the crisis in her father’s homeland has further escalated.
