FRENCH LESSONS

Bienvenue en…. Los Angeles! Film executive Kyle and filmmaker Arran rendez-vous for a tête à tête in this crème de la crème of Cinéma Verité.


10/17/26
VeerFest | Tokyo, Japan

6/4/26
Rio Cinema | London, UK
w/ The Woman Who Could Read the Mind of Dogs and Cannes Dogs 2: The Poo Edition

5/3/26
Lumiere Cinema | Los Angeles, CA
w/ Quigley (2003) and Cannes Dogs 2: The Poo Edition

3/27/26
Unnamed Footage Film Festival | San Francisco, CA

3/7/26
Short. Sweet. Film Fest | Cleveland, OH

2/7 and 2/22/26
Cinema Moderne | Montreal, QC
w/ Nouvelle Vague

1/20/26 through 1/27/26
East Van Vodville Cinema | Vancouver, BC
WEEK-LONG *QUALIFYING* RUN PAIRED WITH
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11/13/25
NOAM Faenza Festival | Emilia-Romagna, Italy

11/7/25
Suburbinale | Groß-Enzersdorf, Austria

11/7/25
FLIFF Shorts Film Festival | Ft. Lauderdale, FL

11/6 - 11/9/25
Detour Film Festival | Leiria, Portugal

10/18/25
Santa Fe International Film Festival | Santa Fe, NM
w/ Idiotka

10/18/25
New Hampshire Film Festival | Portsmouth, NH

10/15/25
The Downtown Festival | New York, NY

10/14 + 10/17/25
SXSW Sydney | Sydney, Australia

10/13/25
OFF-VIFF | Vancouver, BC

10/10/25
Buffalo International Film Festival | Buffalo, NY

10/5/25
Genre Gems Film Festival | Ottawa, ON
w/ The Regulars

10/4/25
New/Next Film Festival | Baltimore, MD
w/ The Scout

9/20/25
Lost Weekend Film Festival | Winchester, VA

9/20/25
Cindependent Film Festival | Cincinnati, OH
w/ American Comic

9/11/25
FCVQ | Quebec City, QC

6/22/25
Chattanooga Film Festival | Chattanooga, TN

6/7/25
Lighthouse Film Festival | Long Beach Island, NJ

4/27/25
MUBI Fest | Chicago, IL
*Surprise Screening at Salt Shed*

4/12/25
Miami Film Festival | Miami, FL

3/14/25
Americana Film Festival | Barcelona, Spain

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An amusing take on the differing preoccupations when it comes to a life dedicated to creativity versus business pursuits”
- The Film Stage

“French Lessons isn’t afraid to poke fun at itself with a joke at the expense of short filmmakers, or afraid to laugh at how disconnected industry execs are… for all its grounded critiques of the industry, also tickles an oddball funny bone."
- Beyond the Cinerama Dome

“Less about learning French and more about learning how people communicate when the stakes are high. It’s about posture, tone and silence as much as dialogue.”
- Overly Honest Reviews


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