QUELQUE CHOSE DE DIVIN

SIMPLY DIVINE — France 2024 — Directed by: Melody Boulissere, Bogdan Stamatin — 15 min — Spoken language: Romanian — Subtitles: English — Production Company: Novanima Productions — Producer: Marc Faye

91-year-old Nușa recalls a lost wartime love in this tenderly animated reflection on memory and longing.

A soldier follows a young woman. Their love story begins. The soldier is called to the front and their love dissolves in the war. 2014. During a long interview, the woman, now 91 years old, reveals the secrets of a forgotten time, disclosed for one last time. What remains of a love story after three-quarters of a century and a world war?

Festivals & Awards  

• DOK Leipzig 2024 – mephisto 97.6 Audience Award – DE
• IDFA 2024 – Special Mention from the Jury – NL
• PIAFF 2025 – Jury Prize for a First Film – FR
• Ismailia Int. Film Festival 2025 – Jury Prize in Animation – EG
• Festival de Femmes 2025 – Audience Award, Best Foreign Film – FR
• Faites des Courts 2025 – Court de Docs Award – FR
• Festival national du film d’animation 2025 – Competition – FR
• Hot Docs 2025 – Short Competition – CA
• Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival 2025 – Competition – US

Producers: Marc Faye · Co-production: Mathieu Rolin / AMOPIX, Mihai Mitrică / Safeframe
Script: Mélody Boulissière & Bogdan Stamatin
Editing: Billie Belin, Annabelle Basurko, Nina Gerolt
Sound: Yan Volsy · Music: Pierre Oberkampf

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