Every Wednesday evening, a digital movie!
On Wednesday, January 23, at 7:30 p.m., Univerciné presents “Quartiers lointains – Season 5: An Image of Oneself,” as part of the Ciné bala festival, in partnership with Espace Malraux, Chambéry Ouahigouya, and the City of Chambéry. This evening will feature a screening and discussion with Claire Diao, journalist and film critic.
Synopsis:
What image do we have of ourselves when our family history isn’t fully passed down to us? When we return, years later, to the place where we grew up? When we don’t fit the standards imposed by society? When we want to break free from the image others have of us? It has often been said: the image we have of ourselves is often linked to the images that represent us in film, on television, and in the media. Through a variety of approaches, the filmmakers of the fifth season of Quartiers Lointains tackle this question in an intimate and moving way…
ON THE PROGRAM
- Nowhere, Askia Traoré (25 minutes): “A funeral. It’s been 20 years since he last returned to the neighborhood where he grew up. The past comes flooding back…”
- Return to Genoa City, Benoît Grimalt (29 minutes): “Grandma and her brother Uncle Thomas have been watching the same soap opera every day at the same time since 1989. Twenty years after I left Nice, I return to visit them so they can tell me about the 3,527 episodes I missed.” Joint Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at the Premiers Plans Festival in Angers 2018 / Illy Prize for Short Film at the Directors’ Fortnight (Cannes 2017) / Short Film Prize, Festival des étoiles (Najac 2017) / Grand Prize, Festival Interférences (Villeurbanne 2017) / Special Jury Prize, Un festival C’est trop court (Nice 2017) / Audience Award and Special Mention from the Jury, Cinemed – Mediterranean Film Festival (Montpellier 2017) / Joint Audience Award, Family Film Festival (St-Ouen 2017)
- The Blue, White, and Red of My Hair, Josza Anjembe (21 minutes): “At seventeen, Seyna, a teenager of Cameroonian descent, is passionate about the history of France, the country where she was born and with which she is deeply in love. With her high school diploma in hand and coming of age approaching, Seyna has only one aspiration: to acquire French citizenship. But her father, Amidou, is fiercely opposed to it.” Over 130 selections and 36 awards, including: Best Short Film at the 2018 César Awards / Audience Award at Off-courts Trouville / Audience Award at the New York International Children’s Film Festival and the Montreal Francophone Film Festival / Festifrance Audience Award / Official Selection at the Ciné Banlieue Festival / Audience Award at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz International Film Festival / FTV Best Actress Award at the Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival
- Gagarine, by Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh (15 minutes): “Yuri is twenty years old. He lives with his mother in Ivry, in the housing project where he grew up. But demolition is imminent: the setting of his childhood dreams is about to disappear. How can you take flight when you no longer have a spaceship? ” Grand Prix du Jury HLM sur Cour(t) / Jury Prize at the Saint-Jean-de-Luz Film Festival / Génération Court Jury Prize / Special Mention from the Cinébanlieue Festival Jury / Jury Prize at the Sundance Channel Shorts Competition / Best Original Music Award at FestiFrance / Jury Prize at the Cinémaginaire Festival in Argelès / Val-de-Marne Audience Award
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
Screenings take place every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. on the Jacob campus in the cultural center (Amphitheater 11000) and are open to everyone.
- Ticket price: €4 (standard price) / €3 (price for students, high school students, and job seekers).
- Subscription: 5 tickets + 1 free for €20 (standard price) / 5 tickets + 1 free for €15 (reduced price).
The film program is available and updated throughout the season on the Univerciné website.
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