The Kiss
Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Azedine KASRI / Short Narrative / France, Algeria, Qatar / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Comedy, Social Issues
Synopsis
Meriem and Reda are two young Algerian lovers, who have still not managed to exchange their first kiss. This simple desire will turn into a real obstacle course for them. Reda despairs, but Meriem has an idea; they’re going to register for a first aid class. Will they finally get to kiss each other during the mouth-to-mouth exercise?
Credits
- Director
- Azedine Kasri
- Screenwriter
- Azedine Kasri, Simon Serna, Médéric De Watteville
- Producer
- Sylvain De Zangroniz
- Production Company
- Bien Ou Bien Productions
About the Director
Azedine Kasri is a French-Algerian actor and filmmaker. He began his career as an actor, playing in several feature films. In 2017, he directed his first short film, ‘507 Hours’, and later attended La Fémis, where he directed ‘Territories’, his second short film, which gained international recognition. The film was selected in over 50 festivals and won more than ten prizes. In 2023, he directed ‘Boussa’, his latest short movie. Currently, he is writing his first feature film, ‘To Leave or To Stay?’, produced by Emma Javaux (Une Fille Productions).