Une question de goût
2026 · 2m
Directed by Marguerite Fournel, Aminata Bangoura, Sofia Khales, Éthan Bruneau
Genres: comedy, coming-of-age, family
Tones: humorous, tender, whimsical
At 25, Timothée is a renowned artist whose crochet creations the whole world fights over — unlike his parents, who, not sharing his tastes, are once again dismayed to receive yet another crochet 'ugliness' for Christmas, destined to join his other gifts in the bin; this year, will his success change the way his family looks at his creations?
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The scouts
The premise reads like greeting-card sentimentality—misunderstood artist, clueless parents, validation through fame—but the fact that it's about *crochet* and the parents keep binning his work anyway suggests these four directors might actually be committed to making the obvious uncomfortable.
A tidy family comedy with recognizable DNA (the unappreciated creator, the Christmas gift, the turning point), but the film's structural discipline—nailing emotional beats in 120 seconds across four voices—speaks to filmmakers aware of the short form's formal constraints.
The entire film hinges on whether you believe crochet can matter as an art form, and these directors chose to make that conviction visible through the parents' repeated, deliberate *choice* to throw it away—that refusal to soften the rejection is the decision that makes this work.