A bit like my bedside film, I feel like I discover something new every time I revisit it. It reflects my own childhood memories; I love how it allows the viewer to see their own life in it. It always remains a bit enigmatic to me. It influences the way I want to make films today.

This short film was a must-see in school. It had the cliché of being “a film to watch,” yet it has always held an important place for me. I really like its beautiful way of addressing time through the memory of this love story that withstands the destruction of the world.

Beauty and sadness. The idea of a glimmer in the dark: the world is dead, but this child seems like a little lantern that persists. You see ruins, the ghosts of a strange, bygone world. I adore the cold beauty that emanates from this animated film.

This is the trilogy that marked my childhood. The films continue to inspire and fascinate me today with their ability to juxtapose the intimate and the epic, carrying the grandeur of legendary tales. I also love the melancholy they convey, the sense of ruin, past glory, and a mythology that breathes within the story, generating an entire world of imagination.

Much more down-to-earth, I love this film; it feels comforting. It has something reassuring; you follow the routine and daily life of this unassuming couple. Golshifteh Farahani and Adam Driver are fantastic. I adore how it portrays characters who practice poetry and art secretly, for no other reason than for themselves and the joy of doing it.

This film impresses me with its ability to captivate me. I only need to watch the intro to find myself unexpectedly watching it all the way through. There’s a purity in its storytelling that makes it invisible—the narrative unfolds through movement, with little to no dialogue. The film’s pace is relentless, yet the universe and characters fully develop and exist amid all the explosions and violence. It’s pure mise en scène brilliance.

Entirely silent, this animated film produced by Ghibli is wonderful. The story of this castaway living an entire life on a remote island is a beautiful meditation on humanity’s place amid nature and the elements.

This is one of the most striking films I’ve seen recently. Following this group of reporters inside a video game was something I had never seen before. There’s a real beauty that emanates from the film and the interviews with this small group of players. There’s genuine poetry in celebrating social connections through the internet. It’s a film that deeply moved me.

For the last one, it’s not a film but a video game I’ve chosen. It’s an experience I love sharing with those around me—it’s a very accessible game. The atmosphere is magnificent and dark, a gem of implied storytelling. The dystopian universe remains very cryptic, but through the quest of the little boy you play, you grasp the horror of an adult world in decay from the background details. The game’s soundtrack is incredible.