''Polaroid Song'' is a French short film directed by

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and Yann Tivrier in 2011. Completed in 2012, ''Polaroid Song'' was broadcast on French public national television channel France 2 in April and September 2012 and was competitively selected for several film festivals throughout the world.

Plot

In 1991, Lise is 18. The

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ends,

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collapses,

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gives birth in a pool and three girls create the rock band Periodink. Their first concert will be for Lise the time to get through the age of adolescence.

Cast

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: Lise * Nolwenn Auguste: Flory * Deila Vogur: Lauriane * Hélène Sargue: Ivy *

Dominique Bettenfeld "Dominique" is a 1963 French language popular song, written and performed by the Belgian female singer Jeannine Deckers, better known as Sœur Sourire ("Sister Smile" in French) or The Singing Nun. The song is about Saint Dominic, a Spanish-bor ...

: Pascal Julliard * Edouard Audouin: Daniel Gatien * Bruno Sanches: Xavier

Festivals

* 2012 : NXNE North by Northeast Festival of

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- Canada * 2012 :

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- USA * 2012 : Lisbon Gay & Lesbian Film Festival - Queer Lisboa - Portugal * 2012 :

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- USA * 2012 : Festival

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Premières Marches - France * 2012 : Festival Partie(s) de Campagne - France * 2012 : Festival Etang d'Arts in

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- France * 2012 : Fête des Compositeurs de Musique de Films à

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- France * 2012 : Towson University Queer Film Fest in

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- USA * 2012 : Festival l'Ecran s'Ecrit of Allevard - France * 2012 :

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- USA * 2012 : Birmingham SHOUT,

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- USA * 2012 :

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- France * 2012 : Festival :fr:Off-Courts in Trouville - France * 2012 : :de:Interfilm Berlin Festival in

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- Germany * 2012 : Festival du cinéma

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- Canada * 2013 : Roze Filmdagen

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Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in

- Netherlands * 2013 : MQFF,

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- Australia * 2013 : :de:Regensburger Kurtzfilmwoche in

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- Germany * 2013 : ÉCU The European Independent Film festival in

- France * 2013 : Festival de Films Courts En Betton in :fr:Betton - France * 2013 : Festival Cinéma Désir Désirs in

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- France * 2013 : Kyiv International Queer Film Festival in

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- Ukraine * 2013 : TLV Fest, Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival in

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- Israel * 2013 : Inside Out LGBT Film Festival in

- Canada * 2013 : Mix Milano LGBT Film Festival in

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- Italy * 2013 : Gaze LGBT Film Festival in

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- Ireland * 2013 : Cheries-Cheris, Paris International LGBT Film Festival - France

External links

* * {{Official website, http://www.polaroidsong.com/ 2012 films French short films French LGBT-related films LGBT-related short films 2012 short films 2010s French films