Camille Dumortier

16 years old. Teenage years, the sea, the summer. A middle-class seaside resort somewhere in France on the West Coast. Sam surfs and is bored. Kim waits and is restless. It slides and it squeals.

Zélie, 9, admires her big brother Basile who accumulates images like a collector. In the absence of their mother, he involves her in the shooting of his film. But Zélie has to deal with her director’s changing moods.

Zélie, 9, admires her big brother Basile who accumulates images like a collector. In the absence of their mother, he involves her in the shooting of his film. But Zélie has to deal with her director’s changing moods.

This summer, seven-year-old Zoé spends her days in the apartment with her mother, who is there but not really. Zoé's father died recently. There's Gouache, her dog, whom she'd love to train. And then there's Betty, her neighbor, whom she likes.

This summer, seven-year-old Zoé spends her days in the apartment with her mother, who is there but not really. Zoé's father died recently. There's Gouache, her dog, whom she'd love to train. And then there's Betty, her neighbor, whom she likes.