Filmmaker Statement

Above all, La Lisière is science fiction, a coherent and mystical film that combines opposing universes in a potent and unexpected alchemy. I revisited some of the themes and ingredients from my last sci-fi short “Babylone”. This film explores the character of Hawa. She has to prove to herself that she can do what it takes to survive. I was inspired by the saying “Man is a magnifying glass for man,” which became the central theme of the story: Hawa is subject to the same rule, but she must be able to see beyond the immensity of the forest. It’s a very human film, raw and organic, set in a universe created from the elements that were on hand, and it reflects a world in perpetual decline. Vacillating between ultra-realistic and spiritual, “La lisière” is a paradoxical vision of the future. It’s the sum total of a particular literary and cinematogra- phic background that has always driven me.