A breakup, a time traveler, and 9 minutes of 'what did I just watch?'
Delphine is about to break up with David, but she receives an unexpected visit that will challenge her beliefs, her word, and even the space-time continuum
Direction
Ciolek packs three acts into nine breathless minutes.
Writing
Dialogue that collapses past, present, and future into one argument.
Director
Alexandre Ciolek
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ciolek shot ÆTERNAM in a single apartment location over one weekend with borrowed equipment.
The title references æternum ('eternal' in Latin) and nods to Chris Marker's La Jetée — another French time-travel short built on still images and emotional fracture.
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