The Kiss
Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Azedine KASRI / Short Narrative / France, Algeria, Qatar / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Comedy, Social Issues
Synopsis
Meriem and Reda are two young Algerian lovers, who have still not managed to exchange their first kiss. This simple desire will turn into a real obstacle course for them. Reda despairs, but Meriem has an idea; they’re going to register for a first aid class. Will they finally get to kiss each other during the mouth-to-mouth exercise?
Credits
- Director
- Azedine Kasri
- Screenwriter
- Azedine Kasri, Simon Serna, Médéric De Watteville
- Producer
- Sylvain De Zangroniz
- Production Company
- Bien Ou Bien Productions
About the Director
Azedine Kasri is a French-Algerian actor and filmmaker. He started his career as an actor, appearing in several feature films. In 2017, he directed his first short film, '507 Hours,' and then attended La Femis, where he directed 'Territories', his second short film, which travelled around the world. He has been selected at over 50 festivals and won more than ten prizes. In 2023 he directed 'Boussa', his latest short film. This year he is writing his first feature film, 'To Bled Or Not To Bled', produced by Emma Javaux (Une Fille Productions).
Contacts
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Main Contact
Laetitia Stoffel
- Company:
- Bien Ou Bien Productions
- Email:
- lstoffel.bienoubien@gmail.com