2024
Short Narrative(North America Premiere)

To Exist Under Permanent Suspicion

OC
Open captions in-person

Claire (Kayije Kagame), a businesswoman promoting a new skyscraper office in La Défense, faces increasing scrutiny and isolation. The cold, gray offices amplify her loneliness, driving vivid dreams of setting the tower ablaze.

Directors Spotlight

Valentin Noujaïm

Director

Born in France in 1991, to Lebanese and Egyptian parents, Valentin Noujaïm graduated from the script department of La Fémis in 2020. In 2024, his short documentary “Pacific Club” was selected for the French César, while his new short fiction was selected in Tiger Shorts competition in Rotterdam. His work is crossed by the question of disappearance.

Runtime
14 minutes
Country
France
Language
French
Director
Valentin Noujaïm
Cast
Kayije Kagame
Cinematographer
Alex Brack
Screenwriter
Valentin Noujaïm
Editor
Valentin Noujaïm
Music
Space Afrika
Producer
Manon Messiant
Production Design
Neal Hoey
Premiere
North America

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