Pauline Cancel
2026
France
French
fiction
coming of age | women | fantastic | comedy
23 minutes
Mondina Films
Every summer, 13-year-old Laure goes on holiday with her 14-year-old cousin Sara. But this year, her body has changed and she finds herself struggling with invasive body hair. When Sara reveals her secret on the beach, Laure escapes to a shipyard, where she falls asleep under the blazing sun...
Laure | Adèle Guigue
Sara | Vicki Andren
Antho | Léon Bricout
Christine | Quitterie Picamoles
Director | Pauline Cancel
Director of Photography | Anna Sauvage
First Assistant Director | Joséphine Madinier
Casting Director | Lucie Llopis
Production Designer | Bastien Corallo
Costume Designer | Zoé Scaringella
SFX Make-up Artist | Marine Piette
Sound Recordist | Nathan Lazarus
Production Manager | Rose Vivès
Head Editor | Zoé Williamson
Sound Editor | Victor Fleurant
Sound Mixer | Thibaut Macquart
Composer | Maximilien Becq-Giraudon
Côté Cour Pantin - 2026
Pauline Cancel was born and raised near Nîmes in the Gard. Whilst studying for her Master’s degree in Film Directing and Creation at Paris VIII, she directed Consumés, shot on 16mm film, which explores adolescent grief.
With *SEA SUN AND BURN*, she presents a horrific yet comical metaphor for puberty through the prism of sunburn, and by extension, a reflection on the representation of the female body.
- Consumés (2020, student short film)
- SEA SUN AND BURN (2026, short film)
