Against my will
Valérie, a successful woman, happy in her couple, has left her consulting firm to open a very popular restaurant. Unfortunately, her life is suddenly turned upside down when the second lockdown of the French population was announced. At the end of her rope, psychologically exhausted and financially weakened, Valérie is now on the edge of the precipice. With no lifeline on the horizon and as she retreats into herself, she slowly succumbs to an insidious addiction much to the dismay of those close to her.
Type: Short narrative
Genre: Drama
Starring: Lydie Misiek and Simon Gagnage
Runtime: 28 minutes 29 seconds
Theater Premiere: 2021-04-16
Release date: 2022-01-16
Language: French
Shooting format: Digital (4K)
Aspect ratio: 2.39:1
IMDb page: Against my will on IMDb
Allociné page: Against my will on Allociné
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Original score: Composed by Arthur Doué
Press Kit: French version
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Festivals and Awards:
Best Drama, Best Producer Finalist, Best Screenplay Finalist and Best Soundtrack Finalist - Golden Short Film Festival
Best Actress - Montreal Independent Film Festival
Best Original Score - Vesuvius International Film Fest
Best Drama, Best Actress, Best Short Film Finalist and Best Movie Poster Finalist - Oniros Film Awards
Honorable Mention for Best Actress - RED Movie Awards
Best Actress and Best Actor - Best Film Awards
Best Foreign Short - Hollywood Boulevard Film Festival
Best Actress and Best Movie Poster - New Jersey Film Awards
Best Drama and Best Editing - Paris Film Festival
Best Actress and Honorable Mention for Best Short Film - Toronto Monthly Film Awards
Best Editing - Europe Film Festival U.K
Best Realistic Film - Reale Film Festival
ARFF Audience Award - Around International Film Festival - Paris
Best Film of The Year, Best Short Film, Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production, Best Sound Design, Best Editing, Best Poster and Best Trailer - 1st Monthly FIlm Festival
Best Short Film - Berlin Flash Film Festival
Official Selection - Rome Independent Prisma Awards
Official Selection and Best Actress and Best Director nominations - BARCIFF • Barcelona Indie Filmmakers Festival
Best Acting - London International Monthly Film Festival
Honorable Mention for Best Actress - Florence Film Awards
Best Actress and Honorable Mention for Best Indie Short Film - New York Movie Awards
Best Short Film, Best Director, Best Producer, Best Actress, Best Cinematography, Best Original Score, 2nd Best Original Screenplay, 2nd Best Editing, 2nd Best Sound Design - Milan Gold Awards
Best Actress and Best Drama - Stockholm City Film Festival
Honorable Mention for Thriller Screenplay - Košice International Monthly Film Festival
Official Selection and Finalist - Prague International Monthly Film Festival
Best Drama - European Cinematography AWARDS (ECA)
Best Actress - Bristol International Film Festival
Best Actress Winner, Best International Short Film Nominee and Best Sound Nominee - Screen Power Film Festival
Official Selection - Auber International Film Festival
Best Short Film - WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival
Official Selection - SHORT to the Point
Official Selection - Global Indie Film Fest
Best Original Score Winner and Best Actress Nominee - Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest
Best Original Score - Varese International Film Festival
Official Selection - Indigo Moon Film Festival
Official Selection - SMR13 - Festival du Film Indépendant
