Paris at night. The driving bass of a sound system thunders through an underground car park. On the dance floor of a club, the revellers allow themselves be propelled by techno, enveloped in smoke and light, communicating only with their bodies. Félicie is approached by her ex-girlfriend, but she turns away. In the next room, the music is quieter. People get talking, consume drugs or take a break before throwing themselves into the dancing once more. This is where Félicie meets Saïd who has just come from his shift as a driver and tells her about the “gilets jaunes” protests. Félicie suggests that they move on to party at her place while the other revellers continue to abandon themselves to the night.
In clear-eyed close-ups that float amidst an ever-developing soundscape, director Anthony Lapia captures the anatomy and energy of a party just as well as the gradual transition to the quieter world of the afterparty. On the cusp between night and day, different lives and views collide before, more or less gently but inexorably, everyday life returns.
by Anthony Lapia
with Louise Chevillotte, Majd Mastoura, Natalia Wiszniewska, Killian Briot, Olivier Chantreau
France 2023 French,  Subtitles: English 69’ Colour World premiere | Debut film

With

  • Louise Chevillotte (Félicie)
  • Majd Mastoura (Saïd)
  • Natalia Wiszniewska (Kasia)
  • Killian Briot (Sacha)
  • Olivier Chantreau (Ivan)
  • Juliette Gharbi (Hannah)
  • Romain Gillot (Yann)
  • Laura Mélinand (Sarah’s Friend)
  • Barbara Rollet (Kasia’s Lover)
  • Yousra Saidyess (Sarah)
  • Yuryi Zavalniouk (Youri)

Crew

DirectorAnthony Lapia
ScreenplayAnthony Lapia
CinematographyRobin Fresson, Raimon Gaffier
EditingJoran Leroux-Gipouloux
MusicPanzer
Sound DesignAntoine Bertucci, Grégoire Chauvot, Inoa Kan, Tom Macary, Benjamin Remize
Sound MixingLucien Richardson
SoundCharlotte Comte, Clément Ghirardi
Production DesignMaxime Blondeau, Natalia Wiszniewska
CostumesNatalia Wiszniewska
Make-UpNoé Quilichini, Emma Razafindralambo-Delestré, Thomas Robert
Assistant DirectorsIlias El Faris, Clara Teper
Production ManagersLorenzo Bianchi, Léa Goldziuk
Creative ProducersNatalia Wiszniewska, Maximilien Pegasus
ProducersLorenzo Bianchi, Anthony Lapia, Félicie Roger, Avantika Singh Desbouvries
Executive ProducersLorenzo Bianchi, Anthony Lapia, Félicie Roger, Avantika Singh Desbouvries
Co-ProducersAnnabelle Bouzom, Philippe Guérin
Co-ProductionLes films de l’autre cougar, Rabastens
Les productions du Mont-Pelat, Paris

Produced by

Société Acéphale

Marseille, France

www.societeacephale.com www.societeacephale.com

Anthony Lapia

After studying fine arts in Paris and Madrid, he took up a film degree at the Paris 8 University where he created two short fiction films. In 2011, he was accepted into La Fémis film school where he made the short Panda with Solène Rigot and Finnegan Oldfield. The film went on to screen at Clermont-Ferrand and the Côté Court Festival. Since then, he has produced 13 films for the Société Acéphale production company while also working on his own projects. After is his debut feature film.

Filmography

2010 Soliloques; short film 2011 Unica; short film 2013 Panda; short film 2023 After

Dates

Sat Feb 18 22:00

Zoo Palast 2

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Sun Feb 19 16:00

Cubix 5

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Tue Feb 21 21:30

Cubix 2

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Thu Feb 23 21:30

Cineplex Titania

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Sat Feb 25 22:00

Cubix 7

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