38th edition
17-25 january 2026

The malady of death

La Maladie de la mort

Asa Mader

France
2003 Fiction 38 min
A man hires a woman. Perhaps for several days, perhaps several weeks. She would be young. She would be beautiful. She could be any woman. She would come each day, each night. And in his attempt to try, to know her, she uncovers for him the malady that he has been taken by. The malady of death.
With : Anna Mouglalis, Stephan Crasneanski
Avec les voix de : Asa Mader, Anna Mouglalis
Screenplay : Asa Mader, Sylvie Toux
Image : Michel Nafziger
Editing : Asa Mader, Sylvie Toux, Wataru Kitano
Production : HUSH, contact : Nicolas Lhermitte, 20 rue Croix des petits champs, 75001 Paris. Tel : + 33 (0) 1 58 28 11 53 / Fax : + 33 1 (0) 58 28 11 70 / E-mail : nicola.lhermitte@leg-agency.com
Asa Mader (USA, 1975) graduated from the Brown University where he created an independent degree of studies in Visual and Digital Media. In 1997, he co-founded a New York-based design studio specializing in digital and interactive design for fashion and luxury companies. Since 2002, he has been working independently as a filmmaker, sharing his time between New York and Paris. La maladie de la mort is his first narrative film.