Short Film Competition · 46th Edition
First the Blush Then the Habit
On rougit d’abord de son crime, puis on s’y habitue
Director
Mariam Al Ferjani
Country
Tunisia, Italy
Runtime
15 min
Language
Italian, French
Synopsis
Layla has a fierce journey before reaching the city where Ettore lives. Decades earlier, Ettore escaped war. Now undead, they roam nightly in search of food, refusing to remain victims of their past.
Cast
Mariam Al Ferjani, Bartolo Casiraghi, Bruno Casiraghi
Screenplay
Mariam Al Ferjani
Producers
Marco Longo
About the Director
She is a Tunisian actress, writer, director, and artist. She is acclaimed for her performance in Beauty and the Dogs (Cannes 2017), she later directed Omertà (Directors’ Fortnight 2018). She continues to write and direct films while performing in various international projects.