Palm Springs International Film Society
shortfest 2022 Archive

  • Breakpoint

    Directed by Nicolas Panay
    France | 17 minutes | U.S. Premiere | Acts of Defiance

  

SPECIAL MENTION: BRIDGING THE BORDER AWARD

2022 ShortFest

Odile—a textile worker—and her colleagues are forced to evaluate Tunisian young women for a week at their workplace. Playing a zero sum game for jobs they all need, there is no good solution, but Odile strives to make the right choice.

film details

Director: Nicolas Panay
Producers: Marine Lepaulmier, Philippe Wendling, Veronique Siegel, Patrick Hernandez
Screenwriter: Nicolas Panay
Cinematographers: Giovanny C. Lorusso
Editor: Antoine Flandre
Cast: Laurence Côte, Sonia Emamzadeh
Original Language Title: Le Point de Reprise
Country: France
Language: in French with English subtitles
Year: 2022
Running Time: 17 minutes
Premiere Status: U.S. Premiere
Primary Company: Les Films Norfolk and Bagan Films

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Acts of Defiance

With these films about facing adversity and holding firm against the powers that be, this program highlights the lengths some are willing to go to to fight for themselves and others.

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2022 ShortFest