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8

Berlinale Shorts 2023
© Nicolas Jardin
In suburban housing estates in France, young people are wishing for money and success. Their dreams even clog up the air conditioning ducts until everything begins to drip. What might happen if you swallow light?
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by Anaïs-Tohé Commaret (Director, Screenplay)
with Fatime Coulibaly, Adiara Coulibaly, Foussein Coulibaly, Emma Gonzales-Commaret France 2022 French, Bambara 22' Colour International premiere

With

  • Fatime Coulibaly (Little Girl)
  • Adiara Coulibaly (Mom)
  • Foussein Coulibaly (Uncle Who Cleans)
  • Emma Gonzales-Commaret (The Adoloscent)

Crew

Director Anaïs-Tohé Commaret
Screenplay Anaïs-Tohé Commaret
Cinematography Nicolas Jardin
Editing Anaïs-Tohé Commaret, Rafael Torres Calderón
Sound Simon Péneau
Music Alexandre Teiller (City_Links)
Sound Design Alexandre Teiller
Set Design Konstantin Kyriakopulos
Assistant Director David Camarou
Executive Producers Luc-Jérôme Bailleul, Estelle Benazet
Producer Eric Prigent

Produced by

Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains

Photos

Tohé Commaret

© Ariane Kiks

Born in Vitry-sur-Seine, France, the director and erotic dancer of Franco-Chilean origin trained at the Beaux-Arts de Paris and later at Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains. Her cinematic work spans experimental cinema and documentary, exploring visual and narrative territories where intimacy and social issues intersect. With a poetic yet committed approach, she seeks to redefine cinematic forms and examine the relationship between art, politics and society in the contemporary world. Her short film 8 screened in Berlinale Shorts in 2023.

Filmography (short films)

2019 Amor sur mama 2021 Eso que nos lleva 2022 8 2024 Because of (U)

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025