JE CROYAIS QUE LA VIE ÉTAIT UN POÈME

INFO

Director

Felix Herrman

Genre

Documentary, Fiction

Duration

11’

Year

2026

Nationality

Germany, France

SYNOPSYS

A mother travels alone with her three-month-old child to a house by a river. Her sense of loneliness grows ever stronger until she makes a surprising gesture of liberation.
The river flows, time passes. She meets a stranger from the village. And she discovers a new sense of complicity with her child.

STILLS

CREDITS

Director

Felix Herrmann

Genre

Documentary, Fiction

Duration

11′

Nationality

Germany, France

Production

Benedetta Films

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Cast

The Mother – Camille Tricaud

The Unknown – Paul Toucang

The Baby „Lila“ – Haydée

Screenwriter

Felix Herrmann

Collaboration on screenplay

Camille Tricaud

DOP

Rita Hajjar

Original Sound

Lilli-Rose Pongratz

Componist

Tom Devianne

Editing

Clara Saunier

Felix Herrmann

Colour Grading

Nicolas Coleman

Sound Mix

Barttolo Labescau

Sound Editing

Théo Cancelli

Production

Igor Courtecuisse

Clémence Crepin Néel

Maximilian Bungarten

Camille Tricaud

Felix Herrmann

AWARDS AND SELECTIONS

2026 - OSCAR ®, BAFTA ® QUALIFYING
World Premiere
72. International Short Film Festival Oberhausen
2026
Special screening
35. Côté court
2026
Best Documentary Short Film
12. Castiglioni Film Festival
2026
Official Selection
3. Sicani Cinema Experience

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BIOGRAPHY

Felix Herrmann studied Film Directing at HFF Munich and ENS Louis-Lumière in Paris. His films were presented at international festivals like Berlinale, Clermont-Ferrand, or IDFF Jihlava. He was  nominated twice for the German Short Film Price. He founded the production company Benedetta Films together with Camille Tricaud and Maximilian Bungarten.

FILMOGRAPHY

JE CROYAIS QUE LA VIE ÉTAIT UN POÈME

2026

 

 

ELEVEN TIMES TOMORROW

2024

 

 

GOD IS A BUG

2022

 

 

THE INK DOESN’T DRY

2019

 

 

LES SAUVAGES

2019

 

 

ROUGH DIAMONDS

2016