Palm Springs International Film Society
2017 shortfest Archive
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    State of Emergency Motherfucker

    Directed by Sébastien Petretti
    Belgium | 5 minutes | U.S. premiere |

2017 ShortFest Archive

This surrealistic comedy depicts a society where police violence and invasion of privacy are daily routine—normal, tedious.

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Director: Sébastien Petretti
Producers: Francois Mercier, Giuseppe Conti, Sébastien Petretti
Screenwriter: Sébastien Petretti
Cinematographers: Piet Deyaert
Music: Killasoundyard
Cast: Yassine Fadel, Ilias Bouanane
Country: Belgium
Language: French
Year: 2016
Running Time: 5 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. premiere
Awards: Best Short Film, Belgrade International Film Festival; Best Screenplay, Short to the Point

2017 ShortFest Archive