Pacific Club
- Trigger warning: Mild sexual content, may not be suitable for children
In 1979, the Pacific Club opened in the basement of La Défense, the business district of Paris. It was the first nightclub for Arabs from the suburbs. Azedine, 17 years old at the time, tells us the forgotten story of this club and of this generation who dreamed of integrating into France.
Directors Spotlight
Valentin Noujaïm
Director
Born in France in 1991, to Lebanese and Egyptian parents, Valentin Noujaïm graduated from the script department of La Fémis in 2020. In 2024, his short documentary “Pacific Club” was selected for the French César, while his new short fiction was selected in Tiger Shorts competition in Rotterdam. His work is crossed by the question of disappearance.
- Year: 2023
- Runtime: 16 minutes
- Country: France, Qatar
- Language: French
- Director: Valentin Noujaïm
- Cast: Azedine Benabdelmouene, Taos Bertrand, Julien Mezence
- Cinematographer: Pauline Domejean
- Editor: Dinah Ekchajzer
- Music: Space Afrika
- Producer: Manon Messiant
- Screenwriter: Valentin Noujaïm
- Premiere: North America
