

A 19-minute escape that'll make you rethink every 'quick errand' you've ever run.
Mathilde has parked her car on a lonely road. She puts on a blouse, a skirt and heels. Mathilde is about to leave her life for a few hours.
Acting
Florence Viala says everything with silence and a skirt change.
Direction
Directors trust you to fill in her whole life story.

Director
Aude Léger
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 19-minute runtime mirrors Mathilde's brief escape—both over too soon, both leaving you restless.
Part of a wave of French shorts exploring women's interior lives through mundane actions; premiered at Clermont-Ferrand, the world's biggest short film festival.