If I lie

  • Séverine Werba
  • Short film
  • 2023
  • France
  • 17 minutes
  • Louis-Do de Lencquesaing; Cyrille Mairesse
  • Dimitri Werba
  • Inès Symanski

Nelly, 14, lies to her father, who constantly asks her to plead his case to his ex-wife, whom he can neither forget nor face. To ease her pain, Nelly makes a foolish (ou mad ou desperate) promise: her mother will join them for the weekend.

Screenplay
  • Séverine Werba
Photography
  • Julia Mingo
Sound
  • Gaëtan Riccuti
Costumes
  • Misia Poisson
Editing
  • Ivan Poutnik
Production
  • Ex Nihilo
  • David Coujard
Partners
  • OCS
  • Mission Cinéma Paris
Festivals Côté court, Pantin
Festival du Film court en plein air de Grenoble
Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur 2024