Francophones can enjoy over a dozen French-language films in the 2021 fest, but these films can also be enjoyed by everyone else since they are subtitled in English. Click on Register for the 2021 Reel Shorts Film Festival for information on how to sign up for FREE!
Here are the film packages that contain French-language films.
Cinema Francophone
The President and the Crossing Keeper (Le président et le garde-barrière), an 18-minute film from France directed by Jean-Marc Peyrefitte
Zone Rouge, a 15-minute documentary from Canada co-written and directed by Dominique van Olm that received Honorable Mention for Best Documentary Short
Black Forest (Forêt noire), a 21-minute film from Canada/France written and directed by Jean-Marc E. Roy & Philippe David Gagné
Intermission (Entracte), a 16-minute film from France written and directed by Anthony Lemaitre
Adam’s Skirt, a 12-minute film from France directed by Clément Trehin Lalanne
Family Friction
Trauma Zero, a 30-minute film from France written and directed by Sarah Hansson
Beauty Boys, an 18-minute film from France written and directed by Florent Gouelou – the trailer is 14+ (Coarse Language)
A Day in the Life
Hearth (Foyer), a 10-minute film from Canada written and directed by Sophie B. Jacques
On the Other Side, a 12-minute film from France directed by Zulma Rouge
Pool, an 8-minute film from France written and directed by Francis Magnin
Criminal Intent
Whatever It Takes (Tout se mérite), a 16-minute film from France written and directed by Pierre Amstutz Roch
The Legacy (L’Héritage), a 20-minute western from France directed by Pierre-Alexandre Chauvat
New Worlds (Gr 6-9)
Dungeon & Cie, a 7-minute animated film from France directed by Adèle Bichon, Alizée Garnier, Noëllic Lebouvier, Yann Orhon, Léonard Plata, Mattéo Rivière
The Tulip King (Le Roi Tulipe), a 7-minute animated film from France directed by Chloé Chapart, Agnès Dejean, Dorian Douaud, Flavien Duramé, Audrey Rioux, Alexis Rousseau
Psycho Shorts
The Dead West, an 18-minute western from France produced by Sandy Blanco
