COMPETITION

French short films

Programme 1

Avec l'humanité qui convient

Kacper Checinski
2023 - France - 24mn

Screenings : sunday 21 - 2:00 pm - Centre de congrès - Auditorium - presented and followed by a debate with the film directors monday 22 - 10:00 pm - 400 Coups - 5

In an employment office undergoing restructuring, deputy director Hélène, receives an alarming e-mail from a desperate unemployed woman. The woman threatens to kill herself on the premises of the agency. With the help of her team, Hélène tries to untangle the internal dysfunctions at the origin of the case in order to prevent the irreparable. Time is running out.

Born in Sweden in 1983 of Polish parents, Kasper Checinski has lived and worked in France since 2007. After obtaining a master's degree in art history, he devoted himself entirely to filmmaking, making several self-produced films during the 2010s. In 2018, he joined forces with Takami productions, with whom he shot the short film Avec l'humanité qui convient in 2023. The script was read at Premiers Plans in 2022. A great admirer of European auteur cinema, including that of Michael Haneke, he devotes himself to portraying human flaws and weaknesses in an austere, stripped-down style.

CAST AND CREW

Cast : Joséphine De Meaux, Johann Cuny, Amandine Dewasmes, Hyam Zaytoun
Screenplay : Kacper Checinski, Florence Hugues
Cinematography : Pascale Marin
Sound : Nicolas Cadiou, Claire Ladenburger, Yann Petit-Pierre
Editing : Rémi Langlade
Music : Sylvain Lemêtre

Production : Takami Productions