Les Mardis Ciné-Courts au Palais

From the waves of the Basque Country to the underwater depths, the films compose a poetic and luminous journey, driven by a taste for sharing, the impetus of youth and a shared fascination with the open sea.

DESCRIPTION BY SHORT FILMS
– 14 soon to be 15
Duration: 20 min
Directed by: Victor Bonnel
Production: Kidam
Synopsis: As 14-year-old Hugo prepares for the French surfing championships in Biarritz, he learns that his family is forced to stay in Guadeloupe. For the first time, he will participate in a competition without his mother. He will have to take responsibility and show maturity to rise to the challenge in the Basque waves.

– The sea as a legacy
Duration: 26 min
Directed by: Mégane Murgia
Production: Bleu Iroise Arsenal
Synopsis: Raised by the wind in the sails and the waves on the shore, Kélou is deeply connected to the ocean. He has built his daily life by listening to the elements and engaging in a variety of activities to enjoy the pleasures the sea offers with the changing seasons. But to give himself the chance to live on the coast, he has turned to the open sea, to the world of the fishermen. There, he discovers this mysterious world that has shaped his beloved Pays Bigouden.

– PLSTC
Duration: 01min37
Directed by: Laen Sanches
Production : /
Synopsis: Welcome to the world of PLSTC, an underwater dystopia that plunges you into the disturbing reality of plastic pollution in our oceans. Through a series of AI-generated and hand-composed images, this animated film confronts you with the devastating consequences of our habits on marine life.

– Songs of the Oceans
Duration: 10min15
Directed by: Stéphanie Dronne
Production: Black in Town
Synopsis: A man driving his car is stuck on the Paris ring road during rush hour. He's listening to a radio program about the ocean. As the soundtrack fluctuates, interrupted by work phone calls, the man drifts into an underwater reverie.

– Aquaballet
Duration: 05min33
Directed by: Marianne Aventurier, Alexandre Voyer
Production : /
Synopsis: A freediving dance with marine life, filmed beneath the hull of a sailboat in Polynesia by two freedivers/sailors. A respectful approach to the animals, without feeding or physical contact, was a guiding principle. The idea is to blend into nature and show that humans have their rightful place there, provided they don't arrive as if they've conquered the land.