38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Bout des doigts

Nicolas Birkenstock

France
2002 Fiction 21 min
Martin is chosen to recite a long poem at the school celebration. His father's stubborn determination to teach him the poem and the anxiety of the coming recital finally plunges Martin into confusion...
With : Gonzague Flütsch, Olivier Piechaczyk, Véronique Mangenot, Franck Fischer
Screenplay : Nicolas Birkenstock
Image : Pascale Marin
Sound : Hugues Marie
Editing : Raphël Lehrer
Production : Bianca Films // 32 rue Delizy, 93 694 Pantin Cedex, France // Tel : +33 148 83 74 74 / Fax : +33 1 48 40 73 83 // Email : biancafilms@hotmail.com
Nicolas Birkenstock, born in 1977, has studied the Dramatic Arts and taken courses in directing at the Free Conservatory of French Cinema (CLCF). He is an actor and member of the Viracocha theatre troupe. Le bout du doigt is his first short film as a director.