Cannes: ACID Sidebar Reveals Exciting 2025 Film Lineup

The Cannes Film Festival’s ACID sidebar, managed by France’s independent cinema association l’ACID, revealed its 2025 lineup on Tuesday, starting off the section with
The Adventura
(
L\’aventura
) is a French family drama directed by actress/superintendent Sophie Letourneur, featuring herself alongside Philippe Katerine as the guardians of young kids embarking on a summertime journey through Italy.

ACID\’s 2025 drama schedule also encompasses
Drunken Noodles
, directed by Lucio Castro from the U.S., this film takes inspiration from the life of artist Sal Salandra;
The Black Snake
From French director Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux, this film centers around a man who revisits the Colombian Tatacoa Desert after many years away to be at his sick mother’s side. \”Laruent in the Wind,\” directed by Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, and Mattéo Eustachon, follows a 29-year-old seeking purpose in life. It also includes a crime thriller.
Entroncamento
From the Portuguese filmmaker Pedro Cabeleira; and the Finnish film
A Flame That Forever Burns
From director Lauri-Matti Parppei comes a film featuring Samuel Kujala as a classically trained flutist known for his meticulous nature, who revisits his rural origins following a mental health crisis.

The documentaries showcased in ACID this year encompass
Place Your Spirit In Your Palm And Stroll
From Iranian-French filmmaker Sepideh Farsi, this work explores daily life in Gaza amid an Israeli military operation, documented via video chats between Farsi and a young woman from Gaza named Namir Abdel Messeeh.
Life After Siham
, an investigation into her own family history, which moves between France and Egypt; and Sylvain George\’s
\”Nuit Obscure – Ain\’t I A Child\” remains unchanged as it includes titles likely belonging to another language and cultural references respectively.
, focusing on Moroccan teenagers who live on the streets of Paris.

Introduced in 1992, ACID takes pride in uncovering emerging directing talent and has supported filmmakers like Justine Triet.
Anatomy of a Fall
), Guy Maddin (
My Winnipeg
), Radu Jude (
Bad Luck Banging, or Random Porn
early on in their careers.

ACID 2025 Program

The Adventura (L\’Aventura)
, Dir. Sophie Letourneur

\”The Black Snake\” (La Couleuvre Noire)
, Directed by Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux

Drunken Noodles
, Dir. Lucio Castro

Entroncamento
, Dir. Pedro Cabeleira

Laurent in the Wind
(
Laurent Dans Le Vent
), Directed by: Anton Balekdjian, Léo Couture, Mattéo Eustachon

Life After Siham
, Directed by Namir Abdel Messih

A Flame That Forever Burns
, Dir. Lauri-Matti Parppei

Nuit Obscure – Am I Not a Child?
, Dir. Sylvain George

Place Your Spirit In Your Palm And Stroll
, Dir. Sepideh Farsi