The Cannes parallel segment ACID, managed by France\’s Association for the Dissemination of Independent Cinema (l\’ACID), has revealed its lineup for 2025.
This segment will begin with French actress and director Sophie Letourneur’s work.
L\’aventura
Set against a family journey to Sardinia as narrated by the 11-year-old daughter.
Letournier co-stars as the mother alongside Philippe Katerine, who became internationally recognized during the summer for appearing almost nude and dyed blue as Dionysus in the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
This segment will highlight nine features—eight being world premieres—chosen by a panel of directors from approximately 600 entries, intended to present \”innovative and daring\” pieces.
International movies encompass \”U.S.-based Argentinian\” filmmaker Lucio Castro\’s work.
Drunken Noodles
Loosely based on the story of embroidery artist Sal Salandra, this narrative centers around a budding artist who moves to New York with aspirations of entering the city’s art gallery circuit.
From Finland, Lauri-Matti Parppei\’s
A Flame That Forever Burns
Stars Samuel Kujala as a classical flutist with an obsessive attention to detail, who retreats to his quaint birthplace to recuperate from a mental health crisis. There, he encounters a free-spirited experimental musician.
The lineup includes three documentaries featuring Iranian-French director Sepideh Farsi\’s work.
Place Your Spirit In Your Palm And Stroll
documenting life in Gaza during the Israeli military operation via video calls with a young woman enduring the bombings.
The other documentaries are
Life After Siham
by Namir Abdel Messeeh
The Virgin, the Copts, and My Journey
) exploring his family\’s background spanning Egypt and France, and Sylvain George\’s
\”Nuit Obscure – Ain\’t I A Child\” remains unchanged as it includes titles likely belonging to another language and a well-known phrase.
, focusing on Moroccan teens surviving on the streets of Paris, was recently showcased at Visions du Réel in Nyons.
Introduced in 1992, ACID formerly supported the initial works of Academy Award victor Justine Triet.
Age of Panic
and Academy Award-nominated director Kaouther Ben Hania (
Challet Tunes
as well as acclaimed directors Radu Jude, Guy Maddin, and Robert Guediguian.
Recent standout features have included animated productions.
Chicken for Linda!
, which was screened in the 2023 section and subsequently won Best Film at Annecy and a César the next year, while Martin Jauvat, who claimed Acid\’s Grand Prix in 2022 for
Grand Paris
is part of the Cannes Critics\’ Week with
This movie released this year is the second one.
.
2025 Line-up
L\’aventura
Dir. Sophie Letourneur
Fr
The Black Snake
(
La Couleuvre Noire
)
Dir. Aurélien Vernhes -Lermusiaux
Fr-Col-Br
Drunken Noodles
Dir. Lucio Castro
U.S.-Arg
Nuit Obscure – Am I Not a Child?
Dir. Sylvain George
Fr-Switz-Pt
Place Your Spirit In Your Palm And Stroll
Dir. Sepideh Farsi
Fr-Pal-Ir
Life After Siham
Dir. Namir Abdel Messeeh
Fr-Egy
Entroncamento
Dir. Pedro Cabeleira
Pt-Fr
Laurent Dans Le Vent
Directors: Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, Mattéo Eustachon
Fr
A Flame That Never Dies
Dir. Lauri-Matti Parppei
Fin-Nor
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