Session 2 — “Looking It in the Face”

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Screening: 7:30 p.m.
Christine Cinéma Club · 4 rue Christine · 75006 Paris

The second evening of the Festival du film Merveilleux & Imaginaire presents Looking It in the Face, a selection of nine short films from around the world.

Through animation, fantasy and imaginative storytelling, the programme explores dreams, exile, climate, loss, solidarity and the courage to confront reality.

The Festival is held under the patronage of the French National Commission for UNESCO.

Programme

Hope — Jamal Ademola · USA · 3′55
Above — Dmitry Borzykin · Russia · 19′49
The Cloud Herder — Aidan McAteer · Ireland · 7′05
Sulaimani — Vinnie Anne Bose · France · 19′49
Immigrant — Nilram Ranjbar · Iran · 1′40
Omnivore — Daria Garonika · Russia · 14′00
Share the Happiness — Azimjon Rahimjonov · Uzbekistan · 8′00
Lifelines — Bruno Richaud · France · 12′57
BRIDGE — My Little Friends — Kazuyuki Ishihara · Japan · 9′30

9 short films · Total runtime: 1 hr 37

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