19th WINTER SHORTS FEST: FEATURING A SELECTION OF THE 2026 CÉSAR-NOMINATED SHORTS

Always with English Subtitles!

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PROGRAM
Runtime: 120 min

After the screening, you will be invited to vote for your favorite film!
Sacramento’s choice will be announced in our e-newsletter and on our social media.
The 51st César Ceremony takes place on the day of our screening, Thursday, February 26.

TWO PEOPLE EXCHANGING SALIVA
(DEUX  PERSONNES ÉCHANGEANT DE LA SALIVE)

Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata
2024 - Misia Films - 35 minutes - LIVE ACTION
Dystopian Drama

An absurdist tragedy set in a repressive society where kissing is punishable by death, and people pay for things by being slapped in the face. In a fancy department store, a rich client and a young new salesgirl become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague.

WATER GIRL
(FILLE DE L’EAU)

Sandra Desmazières
2025 - Caïmans Productions - 15 minutes - ANIMATION
Drama

Mia spent her whole life freediving, fishing, and gliding through seaweed and rocks. Time passed, tracing its lines on her body, and shaping the landscapes around her as she experienced love and loss.

BIG BOYS DON’T CRY

Arnaud Delmarle
2025 - GREC - 23 minutes - LIVE ACTION
Coming of Age Drama

A scorching summer in a small village near Marseille. Lucas (Rod Paradot) and his group of friends welcome back Hicham after three years away in the military. This eagerly awaited return quickly arouses conflicting emotions in Lucas.

WONDERWALL

Róisín Burns
2025 - Barberousse Films - 27 minutes - LIVE ACTION
Social Drama

Liverpool, 1995. The dock workers are on strike. While waiting for the results of the “Top of the Pops” duel between working-class band Oasis and the posh Londoners of Blur, nine-year-old Siobhan and her older brother Rory wander aimlessly in a decaying city.

DEATH OF AN ACTOR
(MORT D’UN ACTEUR)

Ambroise Rateau
2024 – Punchline Cinéma - 22 minutes - LIVE ACTION
Comedy

One morning, actor Philippe Rebbot (playing himself) hears on the radio the news of his own death. Philippe, his daughter and his roommate embark on a quest to stop the rumor from spreading.