Emmanuelle Nicot
Directing
Biography
Emmanuelle Nicot graduated from the IAD (Belgium) in 2012 with her short film Rae, which met with considerable success in festivals. In 2016, she made À l'arraché, which was selected for more than 60 festivals, including Premiers Plans, going on to win 17 awards. Emmanuelle is also a casting director, specialised in “wild casting”, a passion which comes out in her own films. Dalva is her first feature, the script of which was developed at the Ateliers d'Angers in 2019.
Known For
In Borneo, near the tropical forest, Kéria rescues a baby orangutang in the palm oil plantation where her father works. Kéria's cousin Selaï comes to live with them seeking refuge from the conflict between his indigenous tribe and the logging companies. Kéria, Selaï and the little orangutang, now named Oshi, will have to fight against their forest’s destruction.
Savages
One evening, Dalva is suddenly taken away from her father’s house. Dumbfounded and outraged at first, she later meets Jayden, a social worker, and Samia, a teen with a temper. A new life seems to start for Dalva, that of a girl her age.
Love According to Dalva
Raïssa and Alio have shared the same room in a foster home since their childhood. One evening, as she returns home, Raïssa discovers that Alio has left the place without telling her.
Snatched
The shelter's address is supposed to remain secret, both for her own sake and for all the other women's. Her phone vibrates in her pocket. She is told to turn it off. It is out of question.