*Frontière* is our second short film with Alcibiade Cohen, following *Domar*. That first fiction film was an unconventional project, chronicling a night of wandering and doubt for a young, pregnant rodeo girl on the eve of her first major tournament. Shot as a self-produced film in Buenos Aires, where he was living at the time, Alcibiade had returned to France due to the lockdown and had to begin editing on his own. Impressed by the film’s potential, we supported him through post-production, using our own funds, to get the most out of the footage. It was a winning bet, as this 15-minute coming-of-age film distinguished itself by winning, upon its very first selection, the Best Music Award at the Brest European Short Film Festival. It was subsequently acquired by France 3 and received post-production funding from the CNC.

Building on that experience, we were eager to work with Alcibiade again, which led to the development of *Un Miracle*, a short film that evolved into a feature-length project. However, Alcibiade and we both wanted to make another short film: that film will be *Frontière*.