PROGRAM
Shana
International Feature Film Competition
Directed by Lila Pinell and presented in the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes this year, the film follows a woman in her late twenties going through several simultaneous crises. Her boyfriend is in prison and has left her cocaine to sell; her grandmother has just died and left her a valuable ring; her half-sister is celebrating her bat mitzvah, and she does not know whether to attend. Shana comes from a Moroccan Jewish family and has a tense relationship with her mother. Obsessed with brands and appearances, she navigates grief, debt, and a controlling relationship with her partner from a distance. With remarkable precision, the film also portrays the circle of friends and neighbourhood where she lives, in the multicultural suburbs of Paris.
Lila Pinell
Lila Pinell is a director and screenwriter. She studied philosophy before joining the Master’s
program in documentary directing at Lussas. Her debut film is Nous arrivons (2009) and then collaborated for several years with Chloé Mahieu, with whom she co-directed the documentary Nos fiançailles (2012) and Kiss & Cry (2017). In 2021, Pinell directed Le Roi David.
Technical Data Sheet:
D/G: Lila Pinell
F: Victor Zébo
E: Emma Augier, Jean-Christophe Hym
DA: Laure Satge, Valentine Fell
S: Nassim El Mounabbih
P: Thomas Belchi Serrano
CP: Ecce Films, Emmanuel Chaumet - CG Cinéma, Charles Gillibert, France 2 Cinéma
I: Shana Eva Huault, Yolande Noémie Lvovsky, Inès Inès Gherib, Kenza Anaïs Monah, Ilana Bettina de Van
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