Beaks

In the north of France where cockfights are still authorized, 22 years old Anaïs gets into heavy debts after her father, a former fighting roosters’ breeder, passes away. As she needs to quickly find money, the young woman has no choice but to dive into the world of cockfights and make Balthazar, her father’s last rooster, fight.

Genre I fiction
Duration I 22 minutes

Starring Laurena Thellier, Raphaël Thiery & Michel Masiero

Production I Archibald Martin
Editing I Mona-Lise Lafant
Image I Alexandre Cabanne
Music I Mariette Mathieu-Goudier & Arnaud Chu

With the Support of Pictanovo, CNC and SACEM with the association of the Maison du Film

Festivals

2024

Festival Tout Court ! de Gisors (France) – Official competition
Festival Ciné-Jeune de l’Aisne (France) – Official competition
Festival International Music & Cinema Marseille (France) – Official competition
In the palace International Short Film Festival (Bulgaria) – Official competition
Festival Courts Circuits 66 (France) – Official competition
Festival Cinéma En Liberté, Toulon (France) – Official competition
Un Court Tournable (France) – Official competition

Awards

Grand Jury Award, Middle School Jury Award and Audience Award – Festival Tout Court ! de Gisors (France)
Best Film Award – La balade des courts de Bourg-en-Bresse (France)
Jury Award for best young female hopeful – Lauréna Thellier – Festival de cinéma Jean Carmet