MEHRET goes EaST
Directed by Cécil Chaignot, 2022





SYNOPSIS
Mistakenly landed in Corsica, Mehret, a young woman in exile, is forced to cross the island to reach Italy.
Survival and walking are her only concerns, the East coast her destination.
Cast
Technical Details
Festivals
Clara COUTURET
Crew
Written & Directed by
Cécil CHAIGNOT
Photography
Victor ZEBO
Editing
Pauline ARCHANGE
Sound
Andria VIVARELLI
Bastien CORNET
Théodore CELARDO
Jean-Charles BASTION
Fiction - France - 2022
25' - 2K - Colour - 1.77:1
Versions
French and Corsican with French subtitles
French and Corsican with English subtitles
Special Mention - Travessias Prize
Olhares do Mediterrâneo / Portugal / 2022
International Festival of Identity and Solidarity Films / Benin / 2024
PortoBello Film Festival / England / 2022
Lama Film Festival / France / 2022
Festival - Les Nuits Meds / France / 2022
Production
Kévin ROUSSEAU
Nicolas BREVIERE – Local Films
TRAILER

Cécil Chaignot
Born in 1974 in the Paris suburbs, Cécil Chaignot has been a cinema projectionist for many years. "Mehret goes East" is his first short film.