The Exploding Girl

A Short film of

Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel

Produced by

Atlas V

Production year2024

Runtime19 min

Synopsis

In the last three months, Candice has exploded every day. Sometimes even two or three times a day. Her record is seven times. To date, she has had 192 explosions.

Credits

Directors (2)

Caroline Poggi
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Jonathan Vinel
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Production and distribution (2)

Executive Producer : Atlas V

Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage

Full credits (11)

Executive Producer : Oriane Hurard

Screenwriters : Caroline Poggi, Jonathan Vinel

Music Composer : Malibu

Editor : Jonathan Vinel

Associate producers : Arnaud Colinart, Pierre Zandrowicz

Voice : Grace Seri

Production manager : Oriane Hurard

Sound Editor : Olivier Voisin

Animation : Saradibiza, Lucien Krampf

Grader : Emmanuel Fraisse

Sound Mixer : Victor Praud

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12 JUNE 2025

Chill(s): Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel on their short film The Exploded Girl

Chill(s) :💥 “Where does violence go?”
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In The Exploded Girl, a 30-year-old woman literally blows up , sometimes seven times a day. A surreal, intimate, and deeply political short film by Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel, selected at Annecy Festival in the Official Competition.

In the first episode of Chill(s) — our new series dedicated to genre films — the duo reflects on loneliness, virtual worlds, and the structural violence that seeps into everyday life.

Written during lockdown, the film grew in resonance with the latest traumatising news and images from Gaza, and asks what happens when that violence becomes internal.

Premiered at Locarno Festival and chosen as the European Film Awards candidate for Best Short Film.

The film is available to watch on Arte.tv

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Technical details

Type : Short film
Genres : Animated film
Production language : French
Production country : France
Original French-language productions : Unspecified
Nationality : 100% French (France)
Production year : 2024
Runtime : 19 min
Visa number : 162.785
Visa issue date : 03/12/2024
Production formats : HD
Color type : Color
Rating restrictions : Under 12

News & awards

News (10)

French short films tour the world: November 2025

09 DECEMBER 2025

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French short films tour the world: October 2025

09 NOVEMBER 2025

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Selections (17)

Zinebi
Spain, 2025
Programme spécial
Uppsala International Short Film Festival
Sweden, 2025
Programme parallèle
Filmets
Spain, 2025
Sélection officielle
Sarajevo Film Festival
Bosnia-Herzegovina, 2025
European Shorts

Awards (1)

Locarno Film Festival
Switzerland, 2024
Locarno Film Festival Short Film Candidate European Film Awards

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