Looking Mean Is Not Cool Anymore
Synopsis
Alex, Paola, Oriana, and Sally have been inseparable since their high school days. Together, they form a chosen family. But, since Paola has been prioritizing her new romantic relationship, the group’s balance has been shaken, and Alex feels abandoned. Through discussions and wanderings, they question the porous boundaries of friendship and what it means to be family.
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Director (1)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Barney Production
- Line production : Cinéfrance Studios
- Film exports/foreign sales : Shortcuts
- French distribution : Shortcuts
Full credits (10)
- Screenwriter : Julia Palmieri Mattison
- Director of Photography : Simi Beniamino
- Music Composer : Oriana Ikomo
- Editor : Anabelle Abdul
- Sound Recordist : Jean Avédikian
- Costume designer : Andy Svabik
- Producers : Judith Abitbol, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi
- Production Designer : Chloé Arrouy
- Special Effects : Pierre-Jean Palmieri
- Sound Mixer : Théo Cancelli
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Experimental, Documentary
- Sub-genre : Experimental, Auteur documentary, Documentary, Psychological drama, Drama, Drama, Portrait
- Themes : Affection, Solitude/loneliness, Nostalgia, Psychology, Imagination, LGBTQIA+, Identity, Homosexuality, Family, Relationships, Adolescence, Metamorphosis, Love, Femininity, Feminism, Friendship
- Production language : English, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2026
- Runtime : 24 min 55 seconds
- Visa issue date : 06/08/2026
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.77
- Audio format : 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
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