Emmanuel Berthelot

Brassic

A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.

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Black Earth Rising

As a child, Kate Ashby was rescued from the horrific aftermath of the Rwandan genocide and brought to the UK. But the tragic shadow of her past proves impossible to escape.

Incubus

A haunting, deeply powerful story of a woman who flees her abuser, only to become locked in a solitary battle with debilitating fear.

The Simulation

An insomniac young woman from another universe generates an AI to alleviate her guilt and finally get some rest.

The Taste of the Other

Julien tries to seduce Alan, a disinterested young man who takes these advances as an affront. Disoriented by a refusal he is not used to hearing, Julien throws himself into his addiction to sex but his mind is elsewhere.

A Time Apart

Alyssa (Lana Boy) follows her artistic aspirations to Los Angeles, leaving behind her husband Luka (Emmanuel Berthelot), who promises to join her later. The pandemic-induced lockdowns force them apart, straining their relationship until the couple decides it’s best to separate. Upon returning to Paris to finalize her divorce, Alyssa finds herself engulfed in her past life with Luka and old friends, all of which have moved on. She starts to question whether she was selfish to leave her past life behind in pursuit of career goals. Should she have been happy with the “little life” she left behind? Could she have been?