Synopsis

Karim, a cab driver in his thirties, is abandoned overnight by his wife, Marie. His daughter, Julie, blames him for her departure. Unable to leave her alone at home, Karim takes Julie with him on his nightshifts. During one night, in contact with the other passengers, they have no choice but to confront each other. This will be the occasion for them to renew their bond and to overcome together the void left by Marie.

2024

Festival international du film SediciCorto – Luminor award for the section CORTOinLOCO (Forlì, Italy) ☆
Visioni Italiane – Visioni Italiane Award (Bologna, Italy) ☆
Arctic Open International Film Festival (Arkhangelsk, Russia)
Fabriano Film Fest (Italy)
The Next Generation Short Film Festival (Bari, Italy)
CortoDino Film Festival (Napoli, Italy)
Premio Fausto Rossano (Napoli, Italy)
Festival du Court-Métrange de Loubens-Lauragais (France)
Capri Hollywood Film Festival (Italy)

2025

Festival Au Cinéma Pour les Droits Humains – Amnesty International (France)
Tirana Mediterranean Film Festival – Best Director (Tirana, Albania) ☆
Life After Oil Film Festival (Villanovaforru, Italy)

Short film, fiction, 20', 2024

Director: Valentina Casadei

Executive producer: Dublin Films (France)
Co-production: Filandolarete (Italy)

Shooting: October-November 2023

Cast :
Foëd Amara
Camille Lethuillier
Lily Rubens
Françoise Rey
Vincent Nemeth

Image: Mathieu Kauffmann
Sound: Alix Clément
1st assistant director: Céleste Dela
Production manager: Maxime Parguel
Décors : Léa Peller
Editing: Youri Tchao-Debats
Original music: Mathias Savery & Jonathan Schou
Sound editing: Ary Carpman & Felipe Piccinini
Mixing: Charli Masson

With the support of the City Hall of Paris & Procirep-Angoa.