Tant qu'il nous reste des fusils à pompe

As Long as Shotguns Remain
Summer in Bouloc, a small village in the south of France. It is extremely hot and all lies abandoned. The streets are deserted, devoid of people. Eighteen-year-old Joshua wanders around aimlessly. Single-family homes, rows of swimming pools. It is the memories of his best friend Silvain’s suicide that guide him and that he reads in the walls of the houses. Joshua does not want to continue living either. He already belongs to the world of the dead, but still has to take care of his brother before he can cross over completely. He must find a family for him. His brother ought to be saved, even without him. Joshua commences his search.
by Caroline Poggi (Director), Jonathan Vinel (Director)
with Lucas Doméjean, Nicolas Mias, Naël Malassagne
France 2014 French 30' Colour

With

  • Lucas Doméjean (Joshua)
  • Nicolas Mias (Maël)
  • Naël Malassagne (Sylvain)

Crew

Directors Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel
Cinematography Raphaël Vandenbussche
Editing Viencent Tricon
Sound Design Maxime Roy
Producers Anne Luthaud, Marcello Cavagna, Lou Chicoteau

Produced by

Le G.R.E.C.

Caroline Poggi

Born in Ajaccio, Corsica in 1990, she studied at the Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli and the Université Paris 8. She has made several short films with Jonathan Vinel; their work has frequently screened in Berlinale Shorts. Their film Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (As Long as Shotguns Remain) won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film while their joint feature film debut Jessica Forever screened in Panorama and Eat the Night was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes. In 2025, she is returning with Vinel to Berlinale Shorts with Comment ça va? while Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (As Long as Shotguns Remain) can be seen as part of the jubilee programme “You and I Are Not Alone – Berlinale Shorts Revisited”.

Filmography (selection)

2012 Chiens; short film 2014 Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (As Long as Shotguns Remain); short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2016 Notre héritage (Our Legacy); short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2017 After School Knife Fight; short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2020 Bébé Colère (Baby Anger); short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2022 Il faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans (Watch the Fire or Burn Inside It); short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2023 Best Secret Place; co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2024 Eat the Night; co-director: Jonathan Vinel · La Fille qui explose (The Exploding Girl); short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel 2025 Comment ça va?; short film, co-director: Jonathan Vinel

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025

Jonathan Vinel

Born in Toulouse, France in 1988, he studied editing at La Fémis in Paris and has made a number of films with Caroline Poggi, with whom he was invited to Berlinale Shorts. Their film Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film while their joint feature film debut Jessica Forever screened in the Panorama and Eat the Night was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes. In 2025, he is returning with Poggi to Berlinale Shorts with Comment ça va? while Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe can be seen as part of the Jubilee Programme “You and I Are Not Alone – Berlinale Shorts Revisited”.

Filmography (selection)

2014 Tant qu’il nous reste des fusils à pompe (As Long as Shotguns Remain); short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi 2015 Notre héritage (Our Legacy); short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi 2017 Martin Pleure (Martin Cries); short film · After School Knife Fight; short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi 2020 Bébé Colère (Baby Anger); short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi 2022 Il faut regarder le feu ou brûler dedans (Watch the Fire or Burn Inside It); short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi 2023 Best Secret Place; co-director: Caroline Poggi 2024 Eat the Night; co-director: Caroline Poggi · La Fille qui explose (The Exploding Girl); short film, co-director: Caroline Pogg 2025 Comment ça va?; short film, co-director: Caroline Poggi

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2025