Cold Beds / Lits Froids
by Laëtitia Martinucci
(Fiction, France, 2021, 20', C, En ST)
with Inès Melab, Gémi Diallo and Michel Mhanna Santoni

It’s a winter night in a ski resort in the French Alps. After getting locked out, Mona, a young seasonal worker of Italian origin, tries to fight off the cold while looking for shelter. Living on the fringe of society, her nighttime journey brings her close to an unknown presence.
“I am a seasonal worker and live in the Serre Chevalier ski resort, in the Upper Alps, a few kilometers away from the Italian border. As a resident, I have heard stories about migrants risking their lives to cross this border. I felt the need to tackle this contrast. That is how I built my scenario. Locked outside at night halfway up a mountain, Mona’s journey gradually becomes aligned with that of another woman, trapped in a “status of illegal immigrant”.” Laëtitia Martinucci