A Sister

For other uses, see Sister (disambiguation).

A Sister (French: Une soeur) is a 2018 Belgian short film written and directed by Delphine Girard. It has been selected and awarded at several film festivals including Rhode Island International Film Festival in August 2019 where it won the Oscar Qualifying Best Short Film Award.^[1] The film was also nominated at the 9th Magritte Awards ceremony in February 2019 in Best Live Action Short Film category.^[2]

A Sister
Film poster
Directed by	Delphine Girard
Written by	Delphine Girard
Produced by	Jacques-Henri Bronckart
Starring	Veerle Baetens Selma Alaoui Guillaume Duhesme
Cinematography	Juliette Van Dormael
Edited by	Damien Keyeux
Music by	Sébastien Monnoye
Production company	Versus Production
Distributed by	The Animation Showcase
Release date	1 October 2018 (2018-10-01)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Belgium
Language	French

In January 2020, it was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.^[3]

Girard's 2023 feature film debut, Through the Night (Quitter la nuit), was an expansion of the story.^[4]

Plot

A night. A car. Alie is in danger. To get by, she must make the most important phone call of her life.

Awards

Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world and has received several awards.

Year	Presenter/Festival	Award/Category	Status
2018	Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur	Best Short Film Audience Award BeTV Award University of Namur Award	Won[5]
2019	9th Magritte Awards	Best Short Film	Nominated[6]
	Saguenay International Short Film Festival	Jury Award	Won[7][8]
	Palm Springs International Film Festival	Best Short Film ?	Nominated[9]
	Rhode Island International Film Festival	Best Short Film	Won[10]
	Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival	International Competition	Nominated[11]
	Brussels Short Film Festival	Best Short	Nominated
2020	Academy Awards	Best Live Action Short Film	Nominated

References

1. "Scene Here: Festivals to the south — in Rhode Island and on the Vineyard - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
2. "'Girl,' 'Above the Law' Lead Belgium Film Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-08-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
3. "Oscars: Full List of Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 January 2020. Archived from the original on 2020-01-13. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
4. Nikki Baughan, "‘Through The Night’: San Sebastián Review". Screen Daily, September 29, 2023.
5. "33e Festival du Film Francophone de Namur: le palmarès". Cinopsis (in French). 2018-10-05. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
6. "Découvrez le palmarès complet des Magritte du Cinéma 2019". RTBF Culture (in French). 2019-02-02. Archived from the original on 2020-01-10. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
7. Hervé, Jean-Baptiste (2019-03-18). "Festival Regard: l'animation à l'honneur". Journal Métro (in French). Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
8. Smith, Justine (2019-03-20). "10 highlights from one of the best short film fests in the world". Cult MTL. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
9. "Under guidance of women programmers, ShortFest 2019 films to span #MeToo, ecology and sex". Desert Sun. Retrieved 2020-01-03.
10. "Scene Here: Festivals to the south — in Rhode Island and on the Vineyard - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
11. "Ten of the best new short films at Encounters Film Festival 2019 | Sight & Sound". British Film Institute. 26 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-01-03. Retrieved 2020-01-03.

External links

• A Sister at IMDb