Kotowari 断り- Short Film

23 minutes - 2024

After two and a half years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese woman, and her French spouse Tom, go to the prefecture to finally collect Saki's first residence permit. A challenging day lies ahead, just another day at the foreign services office.

Festival Music & Cinéma Marseille 2025

Clermont-Ferrand Film Market Picks 2025

Written and directed by Coralie Watanabe Prosper

Produced by Garance Cosimano, No Yelling! Productions and Marie Jaouen, Les soeurs Jaouen

In coproduction with avec Dolce Vita Films and Sakura no Ki no Shita 桜の木の下

Starring Rei Watanabe, Isaline Prévost Radeff and Habib Labidi

With the support of France Télévisons, Région Sud, CNC, SACEM, Maison du Film, Méditalents

Winner of the script reading at the Angers Festival 2023