Paranoia in the Suburbs – French Comedy Short Film Panorama

France is a dedicated short filmmaking nation; the richness of their storytelling invention is vast. This year’s French Panorama selection features often very funny stories about the eccentricities of characters at work in the shadows of everyday life. In Mixed Doubles, James is a witness in a trial and protected by a bodyguard called Arthur. When someone comes knocking, Arthur hurries James out of the window and hides him in his bedroom, a space dedicated to tennis star Gabriela Sabatini. In Vourdalak, old troublemaker Philippe is convinced his neighbourhood is full of communist werewolves.