Youssef Chebbi’s ASHKAL selected at the Directors’ Fortnight
With Ashkal, Youssef Chebbi signs his first feature film. In Tunis, two cops find a burnt body in an abandoned lot and start looking into this mysterious case. When the event repeats itself, the investigation takes a puzzling turn.
The film is presented at the Directors’ Fortnight.
POLARIS by Ainara Vera, selected in the ACID Program at Cannes 2022
Polaris is the journey of two sisters, guided by the Northern Star, to overturn their family’s fate in the face of new beginnings. Ainara Vera’s first documentary is selected in the ACID Program.
THE WILD ONE by Tessa Louise-Salomé in Competition at Tribeca
The Wild One explores the work of, Jack Garfein—Holocaust survivor, Actors Studio figure, controversial filmmaker—revealing how his experience propelled his defiance of censorship in postwar America. The film will have its World Premiere at Tribeca in Competition.
Sales for the film will start during Cannes’ Market.