The Devil and the Bicycle

Sharon Hakim

Synopsis

Yasma, a 13-year-old Lebanese girl from an interfaith marriage, is preparing for the ritual of her First Communion. But as her sensuality awakens, a completely different kind of ritual unfolds.

Credits

Genre
Short film
drama, comedy
Length
24 minutes
Production year
2025
Language
Arabic, French
Director
Sharon Hakim
Writers
Sharon Hakim and Tamara Saade,
based on a short novel by Tamara Saade
Casting
Mélissa Succar, Roger Azar, Christine Choueiri, Jennifer-Maria Hektor, Joseph Sassine
Image
Laetitia de Montalembert
Sound
Rawad Hobeika
Editing
Clémence Samson
Sound editing
Benoît Gargonne
Mixing
Lionel Guenoun
Music
Marc Codsi and Aghiad Ghanem
Producer
Astrig Chandèze-Avakian
Production
Aeternam films
Coproduction
Bittersweet Pictures (Liban)
With the support of
The French National Centre of Cinema
The Francophonie

Festivals

Selections

  • Clermont-Ferrand 2025 (national competition),
  • Côté Court 2025 (special screenings)
  • Les Nuits Med 2025 (competition)
  • Grenoble Open Air Short Film Festival 2025 (competition)
  • Off-Courts 2025, FIFIB 2025 (competition)
  • Lebanese Film Festival in France 2025 (competition)
  • Courts-Bouillon 2025
  • Cinemed 2025 (competition)
  • Fish&Films 2025
  • Brest European Short Film Festival 2025
  • Auch Short Film Festival 2025 (competition)
  • Rencontres Cinessonne 2025
  • Séquence Short Film Festival 2025 (competition)
  • Paris Courts Devant 2026 (competition)
  • Chefs Op' en Lumière Festival 2026
  • Côte Bleue International Short Film Festival 2026,
  • Fête du court métrage 2026 (Annual national event)
  • Concorto Film Festival 2025 (competition)
  • FIFF Namur 2025
  • International Short Film Festival Of Cyprus 2025 (competition)
  • BFI 2025
  • El Gouna Film Festival 2025 (competition)
  • Beirut Shorts IFF 2025 (competition)
  • INTERFILM - International Short Film Festival Berlin 2025
  • MedFilm Festival 2025 (Italy)
  • Sharjah Film Platform 2025 (United Arab Emirates)
  • Cairo International Short Film Festival 2025
  • Ouagadougou International Short Film Festival 2025

Awards

  • Student Award (Clermont-Ferrand)
  • Special Jury Mention (Les Nuits Med)
  • Grand Prize (FIFIB)
  • Grand Jury Prize, Best Director Award, Best Actor Award (Lebanese Film Festival in France)
  • Special Jury Mention (Cinemed)
  • Grand Prix du Jury (Auch Short Film Festival)
  • Audience Award (Séquence Short Film Festival)
  • Student Award (Concorto Film Festival)
  • Best Short Film Award and Marion Hänsel Award (FIFF Namur)
  • Best Arab Short Film Award (El Gouna)
  • Special mention from the university jury (MedFilm)
  • Best Fiction Short Film Award (Sharjah)
  • Best Film Award (Cairo Short Film Festival)
  • First prize for fiction film (Ouagadougou)