Palma
by Alexe Poukine
Special screenings 2020
Official synopsis
Jeanne takes her six-year-old daughter to Mallorca for the weekend. Their trip turns out to be more complicated than expected. Alexe Poukine – who plays the main role – offers a complex and powerful portrait of a mother and woman. After two feature-length documentaries, the director’s first fiction describes the torments of a mother who sees the limits of self-sacrifice required by the bond between her daughter and her.
Biography and Filmography
After taking drama classes, Alexe Poukine studied anthropology, documentary filmmaking and screenwriting. “Petites Morts”, her graduation film, was selected in several international festivals. Her feature-length documentaries, “Dormir, dormir dans les pierres” and “That Which Does Not Kill" have won numerous awards at prestigious festivals. “Palma” is her first fiction film.
Alexe Poukine
Alexe Poukine and Lua Michel
Kidam
by Alexe Poukine
After taking drama classes, Alexe Poukine studied anthropology, documentary filmmaking and screenwriting. “Petites Morts”, her graduation film, was selected in several international festivals. Her feature-length documentaries, “Dormir, dormir dans les pierres” and “That Which Does Not Kill" have won numerous awards at prestigious festivals. “Palma” is her first fiction film.