38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Le Jardin d'essai

Dania Reymond

Image Le Jardin d'essai
France
2016 Fiction 44 min
In the Trial Garden in Algiers a film crew is preparing a film.
With : Samir El Hakim, Sonia Amori, Louiza Nehar, Abdelkader Hamadaine, Yassine Hadj-Henni, Zohir Chabounia, Akram Djeghim, Redouane Boukachabia, Chahrazad Kracheni, Amel Hanifi, Djamel Aouane, Yanis Saadi, Aya Hamdi, Hamza Sid Ahmed, Brahim Deriss, Abdenour Bra
Screenplay : Dania Reymond
Image : Julien Guillery
Sound : Thomas Fourel
Editing : Dania Reymond, Françoise Tourmen
Production : Sandra de Fonséca, Blue Monday Productions

Co-production : Camille Chandellier, La Petite Prod, 3 rue de Clermont - 44000 Nantes – France, Email: contact@lapetiteprod.fr.
Dania Reymond grew up in Algiers where she was born in 1982. She studied cinema at École des beaux-arts of Marseille and Lyon, and Le Fresnoy Studio national des arts contemporains. Her work goes from essays to fiction. In 2012, she made Jeanne, her graduation short film and won the Studiocollector award. In 2014, she was awarded Art Collector Prize at the annual Jeune Creation exhibition. In 2016, she made Le Jardin d'essai (The Trial Garden).