About

The second session of ‘New Voices: Short Films from New Caledonia’ includes the films ‘Du Love’, ‘Grandz et Petits Boas’, ‘Spark’, ‘Les Visites’, and ‘Souris!’. The session will be introduced by Dr Joe Hardwick, Lecturer in French at the University of Queensland and Board Member of Alliance Française de Brisbane.

Du Love (Some Love) 2021

In a near and apocalyptic future, two men think they are the last survivors. One lives a nomadic life, traveling with a solar-powered vehicle. The second, with a sedentary lifestyle, settled in a wreck on the reef. Will the two survivors manage to get in touch? And who still inhabits this ailing planet?

8 minutes | Ages 15+

Grandz et Petits Boas (Bigz and Small Boas) 2021

Océane is not like all children of her age, her difficulties in class cause her the taunts of her classmates. Nevertheless her temperament and friendship for Vai will give her the opportunity to distinguish herself.

18 minutes

Spark 2020

Spark is a crazy ant who dreams of flying. He tests his machines with guinea pig ants. Each time the experiment fails, Spark starts over with a new invention.

3 minutes

Les Visites (The Visits) 2020

A man lives alone in an isolated house. One morning, he’s about to go to work when he realizes that his gas bottle has been stolen. One day, he finds himself face to face with his visitor…

5 minutes | Ages 15+

Souris! (Smile!) 2021

To please his daughter Agnès, Jean-Pierre came to replace a waiter in his restaurant. For this dad, a bit grumpy, welcoming customers is not easy.

6 minutes