Synthetic Love
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2020
France
24 mins
French
NYC Premiere
Short Film Competition
| Sarah Heitz De Chabaneix | |
| Suzanne Colin, Louison Blaizot | |
| Françoise Miquelis (Diane), Charles Clément (Pierre), Tiphaine Daviot (Lou) |
Diane realizes that the man she fantasizes about shares his life with someone very peculiar… Diane, in her fifties, fantasizes about the enigmatic Pierre, who works with her at the gas station. When she wins a trip for two around France, she decides to invite him along. But she wasn’t aware that Pierre already has someone quite special in his life…

About the Director
Sarah Heitz de Chabaneix, a graduate from The National Theater School of Canada, started her cinema career as an assistant director, before launching into script writing and film directing. She has since written and directed several award-winner short movies. Among them: SPOONING (2020), UNDER MOM’S SKIRT (2017), THE WHISPERS (2015), and I’M A BLANK PAGE (2012). She is currently writing feature-length fictions, short films, TV shows, produced in France.
Awards
2020 Festival International Du Cinéma Francophone En Acadie (Canada) – « La Vague » Award Best International Short Film2020 15e Rencontres Films Femmes Méditérranée (France) – Public’s Choice Award2020 Under The Stars International Film Festival (Italie) – Best Short Film Award, Best Female Director Award & Best Actress Award2021 Burbank International Film Festival – Best Foreign Language Short2021 Festival International Du Film Independant Smr13, (France) – Best Actress Award2022 Beloit International Film Festival – Power Of Film Award 2021 Anchorage International Film Festival – 2nd Runner Up Best Narrative Short2022 Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival – Best Short Film – International Award2022 Kas International Film Festival (Turkey) – Best Actress Award & Best Editing
