Event Details - Skidmore French Film Festival

The Skidmore French Film Festival celebrates the closing of our year-long exploration of "Coming of Age in Contemporary French Film" with a screening of Gagarine (Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh, 2020). Bringing together investigations of class, race, imagination, and wonder, this magical realist film tells the story of Youri, a 16-year old who has lived his whole life a vast red brick housing estate on the outskirts of Paris, where he dreams of becoming an astronaut. When he hears of plans to demolish his community’s home, Youri joins the resistance. With his friends Diana and Houssam, as well as other local residents, he embarks on a mission to save Gagarine by transforming it into his own “spaceship”—before it disappears into space forever. The film was shot on the cusp of the actual demolition of the Cité Gagarine housing project in collaboration with its residents.

You can watch the trailer here. For more information, visit the Skidmore French Film Festival website. The festival is free and open to the public; the film will be shown in French with English subtitles. Refreshments will be served.