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FRANCE EN COURTS

In partnership with the Consulat général de France à Québec, a selection of the best and brightest queer French shorts of the year.

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À poings et à cœurs [FOCUS FRANCE]8 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

Trans women boxers share their stories of gender euphoria, struggles, and resilience, revealing the powerful bonds they build through their shared practice of the sport.

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Chronique de la forteresse et du King (Chronicle of the Fortress and the King)[FOCUS FRANCE]18 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

Every day, Achraf is haunted by an imposing knight’s armor that follows him everywhere: to work, with friends, and even onstage as a drag king. Invisible to others, the armor grows harder to ignore, reflecting the pressures, fears, and inner battles that quietly shape his life.

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Dare to be Fabulous[FOCUS FRANCE]6 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

Determined to prove to his father that he is the city's most feared gangster, Alessandro sets out to rob a bar with his friend Joe. However, when they discover that it is a drag queen bar and that the star performer is Alessandro's father in drag, the night takes an unexpected turn.

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La première marche (No Contest)[FOCUS FRANCE]18 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

When Victoire, a young trans judoka, reaches the finals of a local competition, her opponent Sonia refuses to face her. A confrontation that transcends sport, questioning prejudice, courage, and the right to simply exist.

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La Sève (sous ta langue)[FOCUS FRANCE]8 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

A court, a cell, awaiting a sentence. Two boys : Warda, a Lebanese refugee and Ange, a white delinquent. An attempted escape in the toilets sparks a manhunt, and the two fugitives, despite their different languages, try to imagine their fate together.

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Luz Diabla[FOCUS FRANCE]11 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

On his way to a rave in the Argentine Pampas, Martín takes refuge in a mysterious tavern after a strange accident. As night falls, paranoia and eerie visions blur reality, revealing lurking supernatural forces.

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Oceania[FOCUS FRANCE]24 minutesThis programme includes 7 filmsFRANCE EN COURTS 93 minutes

Najib, a reserved 16-year-old, spends his summer alone, absorbed in video games. When his elderly Algerian neighbor disappears, he secretly takes her apartment keys and uncovers traces of a vanished world. Through this quiet exploration, he begins to open himself to others and to islands on the verge of disappearing.