Film

Shana

Shana navigates the trials and tribulations of everyday life with boundless energy and the support of her group of friends. When her grandmother passes away, she inherits a ring that is supposed to protect her from bad luck. Shana certainly needs this helping hand. Especially since her toxic partner has been released from prison, and misfortunes are piling up…

Country : France
Year : 2026
Length : 80 minutes
Production : Ecce Films, CG Cinéma
Director : Lila Pinell
Screenplay : Lila Pinell, Catherine Paillé, Elie Wajeman

Eva Huault, Noémie Lvovsky, Inès Gherib, Anaïs Monah, Bettina de Van, Sékouba Doucouré, Solal Bouloudnine, Sarah Benabdallah

  • Lila Pinell

French director and screenwriter Lila Pinell studied philosophy before joining the Master’s program in documentary directing at Lussas. Her first film, “Nous arrivons” (2009), looks at the daily life of a community of children at a self-managed summer camp. She then collaborated for several years with Chloé Mahieu, with whom she co-directed the documentary “Nos fiançailles” (2012) and “Kiss & Cry” (2017), their first feature-length fiction, selected at ACID. In 2021, Pinell directed “Le Roi David” on her own, winning the Grand Prix at Clermont-Ferrand and the Prix Jean Vigo.