Yasma, a 13-year-old Lebanese girl from an interfaith marriage, is preparing for the ritual of her First Communion. But as her sensuality awakens, a completely different kind of ritual unfolds.
Cast
- Mélissa Succar
- Christine Choueiri
- Roger Azar
Crew
- Directed by: Sharon Hakim
- Written by :Sharon Hakim and Tamara Saade
- Based on a Short Story by: Tamara Saade
- Producers: Astrig Chandèze-Avakian ,Christelle
- Production Company: Aeternam Films
- Cinematographer: Laetitia de Montalembert
- Editor: Clémence Samson
- Sound: Rawad Hobeika, Benoît Gargonne, Lionel Guenoun
- Composer: Marc Codsi et Aghiad Ghanem
Original Title: الشيطان و الدرّاجة
Production Company(ies):
Aeternam Films
Producer(s):
Astrig Chandèze-Avakian ,Christelle
- Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- El Gouna Film Festival– Arab World premiere
- Les Nuits Med, France
- Côté Court Pantin, France
- Grenoble Open Air Short Film Festival, France
- CONCORTO FILM FESTIVAL, Italy
- Off-Courts Trouville, France
- The Namur Francophone Film Festival, Belgium
- BFI London Film Festival, UK
- International Short Film Festival Of Cyprus, Cyprus
- Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, France
- Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur, Belgium
- National Student Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
- Young Jury Award 2025 at the CONCORTO Film Festival
- Grand Prix du Court-Métrage at the Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux
- Prix Marion Hänsel & Bayard du Meilleur Court Métrage at the Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur