NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB
SCREENED: SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11
SCREENING LOCATION: THE BILTMORE THEATRE, 39 KING ST. E., OSHAWA
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NEFTA FOOTBALL CLUB
In a Tunisian village, children are playing football on a wasteland. Meanwhile, Abdallah and Mohammed come across a donkey with headphones on his ears and bags full of a white powder on his back. The two young brothers decide to bring those bags back to their village.
Meet the Filmmaker
Yves Piat is a French writer and filmmaker, best known for his short film ‘Nefta Football Club’ for which he received critical acclaim and was nominated for the 2020 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short film and 2020 César Award for Best Short Film. Yves Piat was born in Tourcoing (Nord). First interested in animation films, he studied Applied Arts in Brest before joining Joël Tasset’s animation film studio in Gouesnou. He currently lives in Nantes.
