RIDE DU LION ET PATTES D'OIE
LION'S WRINKLE AND CROW'S FEET — Belgium 2024 — Directed by: Juliette Leonard — 24 min — Spoken language: French — Subtitles: English, Spanish — Producers: Manon Ledune & Vincent Canart — Production Companies: INSAS & L'atelier de réalisation
Growing old as a woman is a tragedy. Without realising it that's what I've always thought and what I've always been taught. So how do I get rid of this stupid idea that's so deeply rooted in my skull and in my society? At nearly thirty, it's time for me to talk with women of other generations and tear down some anti-aging advertisements.
Original Title: RIDES DU LION ET PATTE D’OIE. English Title: LION’S WRINKLE AND CROW’S FEET. Director: Juliette Leonard. Camera: Bérénice Farges. Editing: Ysé Auguste-Dormeuil. Sound: Mariya Kekilikova. Original Music: Marion Mayer & Juliette Leonard. Production Manager: Rose Dubois. Production: INSAS & L’Atelier de Réalisation. Producers: Manon Ledune, Vincent Canart.
Festivals & Awards:
Court Mais Trash 2025, Belgium – Best Student Film FIPADOC 2025, France
Young Creation Section En Ville 2025, Belgium – Audience Award (Young Belgian Cinema) Millennium Film Festival 2025, Belgium
Belgian Competition Brussels Short Film Festival 2025, Belgium
Next Generation Competition Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil 2025, France
INA Jury Prize (Best French-Language Short Film Director)
UPEC Jury Special Mention Sehsüchte International Student Film Festival 2025, Germany
Best Documentary MUJERDOC International Documentary Film Festival on Gender 2026, Spain
Best Short Film Beirut International Women Film Festival 2026, Lebanon – Official Selection

