4 AM
​​​by Mehdi Fikri  

11min | France | 2021

France, November 2015. After the Paris terror attacks, the state of emergency is proclaimed to facilitate the work of police forces. 
4 AM. A policewoman helps colleagues to conduct a search, but soon finds out that things aren’t going the way they’re supposed to.

Original Title Descente
Year of production 2021
Length 11min
Country France
Shooting Format ​ARRI ALEXA MINI - 4K
Aspect Ratio Scope 2:39
Dialogue French
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Director Mehdi Fikri
Production Company Topshot Films
Producer Bastien Daret, Arthur Goisset, Robin Robles
Writer Mehdi Fikri
Cinematographer Sébastien Goepfert
Production Manager Clara Gonzalez
Set Designer Laure Satgé
Editor Hoël Saintleger
Music Andrea Boccadoro
Sound Martin Sadoux
Cast Jeanne Rosa, Jisca Kalvanda, Yannick Choirat, Satya Dusaugey, Fabien Bilheran, Bruno Dreyfurst, Mouss Zouheyri, Kader Kada 

Festival selections
Venezia 78, Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica - Orizzonti Short Films Competition 2021, Italy - World Premiere
Bosphorus Film Festival 2021, Turkey
Linea d'Ombra Festival - CortoEuropa Competition 2021, Italy
MedFilm Festival 2021, Italy
Zagreb Film Festival 2021, Croatia
Paris Courts Devant, la Rencontre des Cinémas Emergents 2021, France
​​Festival du court métrage de Clermont-Ferrand 2022, France
Music & Cinema - Festival International du Film à Marseille 2022, France
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Director's Note
I believe it is very important that films make people look at what we don’t want to face as a society. I wanted to make a movie whose political impact stems directly from the staging, in order to denounce the violence of the permanent state of emergency we live in. A single long take to trap the audience in the sensory and ethical turmoil of a police search. 

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