The Sacramento French Film Festival presents an EVENING of FRENCH SHORT FILMS
Saturday February 16th at 7pm at the Asylum Gallery!

We will present an original and assorted program of favorites from previous festival editions as well as French short films never shown before in Sacramento.
This free screening will be followed by wine and pastries. Don't miss it!

PROGRAM

Première Partie

Pigeon by Benoit Gand, 2006 (15 min) – PREMIERE
Jean-Pierre Pigeon is very superstitious. Watch out! He brings luck…
Les Crayons (the Pencils) by Didier Barcelo, 2004 (3 min) – SFFF 2007
A cute little girl is in love with a little boy, but is she as charming and sweet with everybody else?
September 11 by Idrissa Ouedraogo, 2006 (11 min 09) – PREMIERE
Part of the short films collection 11'09''01 - September 11. Right after 9-11, 5 young boys try to capture Osama bin Laden in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso).
Le Manteau (The Coat) by Orlanda Laforet, 2006 (8 min) – PREMIERE
Sarah receives a phone call from the Lost & Found Department of Orly airport. They have found a suitcase that was misplaced 10 years ago. Inside the suitcase Sarah finds the coat of her deceased father…
Je suis une voix (One voice, one vote) by Jeanne Paturle & Cecile Rousset, 2006 (13 min 30) – PREMIERE
This film is an encounter between two voices that reflect upon political commitment and its absence.
Meme les pigeons vont au paradis (Even Pidgeons Go To heaven) by Samuel Tourneux and Simon Vanesse, 2006 (8 min 40) – SFFF 2007 – Oscar® Nominee (Animated Shorts). A priest tries to sell an old man a machine that, he promises, will transport him to heaven.

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Deuxième Partie

Bonne nuit Malik (Good Night Malik) by Bruno Danan, 2006 (15 min) – PREMIERE
Malik lives with Bilal, his younger brother. They're both preoccupied with their work. Malik is working on a trial basis at a private club while Bilal must write a poem for school.

Le Portefeuille (The Wallet) by Vincent Bierrewaerts, 2003 (10 min 30) – SFFF 2005
One day, a man finds a wallet in the street. Or maybe he does not… He decides to give the wallet back to its owner or maybe he prefers to keep it…

Le Mozart des pickpockets by Philippe Pollet-Villart, 2006 (30 min 30) – SFFF 2007 – Oscar® Nominee 2008 (Live Action Shorts).
A pair of unlucky thieves find their fortunes have changed when they take in a deaf homeless boy. Grand Prix & Audience Prize - International Short Film Festival Clermont Ferrand 2007