{"id":22314,"date":"2025-06-08T19:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-08T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/?page_id=22314"},"modified":"2025-10-08T17:11:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:11:46","slug":"short-films-2025","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/short-films-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 SHORT FILMS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1752968807241{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h2>SHORT FILMS<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#d41953&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758377646491{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Seventeen new French short films will compete for this year\u2019s 2025 TAFFF Awards. This exclusive selection of French shorts underlines the creativity of French production and spotlights new talent in Hollywood. Three of the films selected in 2024 were nominated for an Oscar. We wish all the shorts in competition that same fate!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>The competition will take place <u>in two parts<\/u>, on mornings from Friday, October 31 through Monday, November 3<\/strong>. Each part will be screened three times. <strong>Free admission, on a first-come-first-served basis.<\/strong> Attendees may vote for the <em>2025 Audience Short Film Award,<\/em> but must see the two parts to vote.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don\u2019t miss it! According to connoisseurs, attending The Free-access Short Film Competition is still the most thrilling way to start your day at the festival!<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; align=&#8221;align_left&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; accent_color=&#8221;#d41953&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759943471452{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART I (103&#8242;)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Thursday, October 30 \u2013 9:00 am \/ Saturday, November 1 \u2013 9:00 am \/ Monday, November 3 \u2013 9:00 am <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>Truffaut Theater<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1-voice-of-the-arena.jpeg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758046633163{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">VOICE OF THE ARENA \/ La Voix du stade<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Drama <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>France, Morrocco<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>3\u201906<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written by:<\/strong> Alexandre Bougja &amp; Ahmed Dendane<br \/>\n<strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Alexandre Bougja &amp; Ahmed Dendane<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Pandapart Production<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Pandapart Production<\/p>\n<p>In the vast jungle that is Casablanca, young Leila seeks to make her voice heard amidst the tumult. She is the first woman to lead the supporters&#8217; soccer club, in an environment where power is exclusively in male hands.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/2-como-si-la-terria.png&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047264078{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">COMO SI LA TIERRA SE LAS HUBIERA TRAGADO \/ Comme si la terre les avait aval\u00e9es<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Animation, Drama <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>14\u201908<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Natalia Le\u00f3n<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: <strong>Xbo Films<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>International sales:<\/strong> Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n<p>Olivia, a young woman, returns to her hometown in Mexico in the hope of reconnecting with her past. But the violence she witnessed as a child has not abated and the journey rekindles memories that are impossible to reconcile.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/3-the_lifeline.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047468343{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">THE LIFELINE \/ La Ligne de vie<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Drama, History \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2025 \u2022 22\u201940<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by:<\/strong> Hugo Becker<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by:<\/strong> Nouvelle Donne Productions, Paprika Films<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales:<\/strong> Nouvelle Donne Productions<\/p>\n<p>France, December 24, 1916. Their mail truck stopped at a German checkpoint and riddled with bullets, leaving their companion dead, a man and a woman are arrested and questioned by French authorities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/4-jour-de-vent.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047381464{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">JOUR DE VENT<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Animation \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 \u2022 6\u201932<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by:<\/strong> Camille Truding, Hugo Taillez, Chlo\u00e9 Lab, Ai Kim Crespin, Elise Golfouse<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Ecole des Nouvelles Images (ENSI)<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales: <\/strong>Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n<p>Gusts of wind blow through a city park and people start flying away.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5-blood-ties.png&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047559931{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">BLOOD TIES \/ Les Liens du sang<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Comedy, Horror <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 <\/strong>\u2022<strong> 18\u201951<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Hakim Atoui<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Yukunkun Productions, Avant la Nuit<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales: <\/strong>Manifest Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Ali and Leila visit their mother, who&#8217;s just been discharged from the hospital, with some revelations to make. However, when the door opens, they&#8217;re shocked to discover that she&#8217;s now living with Elyo, a medical assistance robot.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/6-daretobefabulous_gobelins.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047696112{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<span style=\"color: #ea1300;\"><strong>DARE TO BE FABULOUS<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Animation \u2022 France \u2022 2024 \u2022 6\u201904<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Directed by: <\/strong>Jo\u00e3o Buosi, Carla Sampaio Da Silva, Xinxin Qin, Zhen Zhou<br \/>\n<strong>Written by:<\/strong> Jo\u00e3o Buosi, Yangjia Chen, Adam Meziane Philipps, Carla Sampaio Da Silva, Xinxin Qin, Zhen Zhou<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Gobelins<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Miyu Distribution<\/p>\n<p>Desperate to prove himself to his father, who&#8217;s the biggest gangster in town, Alessandro decides to rob a bar, with his friend Joe as an accomplice. They get there, only to realize that the bar in question caters to drag queens.<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/7-mango-scaled.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047774500{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">MANGO<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Drama, Horror \u2022 2024 \u2022 11\u201915<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by: <\/strong>Joan Lyiola<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Salaud Morisset, Apatan Productions<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Salaud Morisset<\/p>\n<p>Freelance florist Zadie secretly suffers from fibroids but is determined to take her career to the next level. When her dream job appears, she seeks help to control her morphing body, but the unwanted growths threaten to take over.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/8-death-of-an-actor.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758047860865{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">DEATH OF AN ACTOR \/ Mort d\u2019un acteur<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Comedy \u2022 2025 \u2022 21\u201951<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by: <\/strong>Ambroise Rateau<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Punchline Cin\u00e9ma<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Manifest Pictures<\/p>\n<p>The death of French actor Philippe Rebbot is announced on the media and social networks. Problem #1: he&#8217;s fine. Problem #2: the rumor is gaining momentum, despite his attempts to deny it.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1759943503363{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">SHORT FILM COMPETITION PART II (104&#8242;)<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Friday, October 31 \u2013 9:00 am \/ Sunday, November 2 \u2013 9:00 am \/ Monday, November 3 \u2013 11:00 am \/\u00a0 <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>Truffaut Theater<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][mk_padding_divider size=&#8221;20&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/9-omnibus.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758048043532{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">OMNIBUS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Romance, Fantasy, Drama <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>2\u201921<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Hugo N. Robertson<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Mayar Production<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Mayar Production<\/p>\n<p>Two strangers fleetingly brush against one another on a Paris bus, igniting a cascade of visions and instantaneous revelations that turn their worlds upside down.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/10-cartagene.webp&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758048125171{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">CARTAGENE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Animation, Drama \u2022 France \u2022 2024 \u2022 6\u201936<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: L\u00e9a Berbach, Fabien Bernard, Lou Buisson, Paola Couturier, Marine La Villa, Th\u00e9o Nouare, Marie Pacreau, Abla Saigh<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: \u00c9cole Sup\u00e9rieure des M\u00e9tiers Artistiques (ESMA)<br \/>\n<strong>International sales<\/strong>: Yummy Films<\/p>\n<p>In a flashback, thirty-year-old Paul reexperiences childhood memories of time spent with his grandfather.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/11-a-time-to-cherish.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758048253563{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">A TIME TO CHERISH \/ Le Temps de s\u2019adorer<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Drama \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2025 \u2022 24\u201955<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written &amp; directed by<\/strong>: Fiorella Basdereff<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Topshot Films, Les Films du Crabe<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Manifest Pictures<\/p>\n<p>A back injury abruptly nudges 85-year-old Suzanne, a whimsical woman brimming with energy, into old age. Her granddaughter, Charlotte, moves in to support her.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/12-little_monsters.png&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758048342040{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">LITTLE MONSTERS \/ Les Petits monstres<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Comedy, Drama \u2022 France<\/strong> \u2022<strong> 2024 \u2022 13\u201957<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Pablo L\u00e9ridon<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by<\/strong>: Mauvaise Troupe Productions<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Ero\u00efn Films<\/p>\n<p>Visually impaired teen Erwan can\u2019t wait to get to school to declare his love for Agathe. Unfortunately, he first has to share a ride with David, a wheelchair-bound suck-up.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;custom&#8221; border_width=&#8221;2&#8243; css=&#8221;&#8221; accent_color=&#8221;#EA1300&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][mk_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/theamericanfrenchfilmfestival.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/13-lavance.jpg&#8221; image_width=&#8221;500&#8243; image_height=&#8221;300&#8243; frame_style=&#8221;gray_border&#8221; caption_location=&#8221;outside-image&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1758048419138{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<strong><span style=\"color: #ea1300;\">L\u2019AVANCE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><strong>Drama <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>France<\/strong> \u2022 <strong>2024 <\/strong>\u2022 <strong>18\u201924<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Written and directed by<\/strong>: Djiby Kebe<br \/>\n<strong>Produced by: <\/strong>Ch\u00e9rubins Productions<br \/>\n<strong>International Sales<\/strong>: Manifest Pictures<\/p>\n<p>Aliou, a promising art student in Paris, sells a painting of his deceased mother to a renowned collector. 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