The Eyelid

Short film, Fiction, 20′, 2016

Director : Lætitia Mikles

Production : Dublin Films & Night Light

Synopsis :
Claude, a photographer in search for inspiration, makes a living by taking medical pictures for a surgeon specialized in eyelids reconstruction. One day, Frida is standing in front of his camera. Claude’s artistic search will then confront Frida’s deepest wounds. 

Shoot : July 2016, Bordeaux

With the support of  Région Nouvelle Aquitaine, Département des Pyrénées-Atlantiques, TV7 Bordeaux, Procirep-Angoa, Adami, SACEM and La Maison du Film Court.

Casting :
Claude: Yann Tregouët
Frida: Louise Szpindel
Docteur Ruellan: Philippe Caulier

 Original soundtrack : Martin Wheeler

Festivals :
Hendaia Film Festival
Ust-Labinsk Festival (Russia) – Best Movie
Stages Festival, Belgorod (Russia)
International Film Festival Beginning, Saint-Pétersbourg (Russia)
Un Poing c’est Court festival, Vaulx en Velin (France)