Two People Exchanging Saliva
2024 (Short)
Original Title: Deux personnes échangeant de la salive
Debut Screening: August 30/2024 (Telluride Film Festival) U.S.
Genre: Drama/Fantasy/Sci- Fi/ short
Length: 36 min.
Country: France/ United States
Language: French
Tagline: In a farcical world where kissing is punishable by death, a personal shopper threatens the status quo.
Starring: Zar Amir Ebrahimi (Angine), Luàna Bajrami (Malaise), & Aurélie Boquien (Pétulante)
Written by: Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh
Directed by: Natalie Musteata & Alexandre Singh
Synopsis: In a society where kissing is punishable by death, & people pay for things by receiving slaps to the face. Angine, an unhappy woman, shops compulsively in a department store. There, she becomes fascinated by a playful salesgirl. Despite the prohibition of kissing, the 2 become close, raising the suspicions of a jealous colleague. (IMDB.com)
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twopeopleexchangingsaliva.com/
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_People_Exchanging_Saliva
FYI: The film tied for Best Live Action Short @ the 2026 Oscars.
It’s a Small Sapphic World: Luàna Bajrami (Malaise) had a role in the Sapphic film Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019).
Keywords: French, short, fantasy
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