Alliance Française de Washington
2142 Wyoming Ave NW
Washington, DC 20008
France and China
Brief discussions following each evening’s screenings will compare and contrast the films and the topics with several panelists.
Yi Chen – Documentary Filmmaker
Agnès Bun – Agence France-Presse correspondent
All films are subtitled in English, unless otherwise noted.
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Home Swim Home
China, 2016, 29 min.
Director: Yiyu Wang
Home Swim Home is a short film that follows the search for self-identity of a young member of the swim team. She struggles with not being a great swimmer like her mother, who also coaches the team. She embarks on a journey to find a sense of self, experiencing feelings of loss and victory along the way.
Entendue
France, 2018, 22 min.
Director: Raphaël Chiche
The story is set in a Parisian suburb of nowadays. Alain and Christine are the parents of Tiphaine and Maddie, 17 and 22, both particularly smart and nice. They are friends with the neighbors living across the street, Valérie, the single mother of her two children, Théo and Léa. They all live ordinary family and neighborhood lives, at least in appearance. But all is not as it appears.
Amour Toujours (Love Always)
France, 2017, 3 min.
Director: Victor Habchy
Following the journey of a couple in the city of love, Amour Toujours is a very touching short film that not only celebrates unexpected, pure, and eternal love, but also the ups and downs of a relationship, the ugly and the beautiful, the happy and the sad, the laughter and the tears, the hugs and the fights.
L'aventure moderne (The Modern Adventure)
France, 2016, 4 min.
Director: Victor Habchy
L'aventure moderne encourages us to question ourselves about our relationships with technology. It exceeded one million views on YouTube.
Image Credits:
Home Swim Home © Yiyu Wang
Entendue © Générations Films
Amour Toujours © I-C
L'aventure moderne © I-C
