Short Films Competition

Strange Beauty

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On her first fashion shoot, a rising editor at the iconic MOGUE Magazine makes a shocking discovery: through her phone, hidden messages appear in glossy pages and on the models themselves, signs of an alien presence. To protect her career, she must do whatever it takes to keep the secret. A bold, wacky feminist tribute to John Carpenter’s cult classic They Live.

Mathilde Nocquet

biography

I am a French film director with a bold visual aesthetic and razor-sharp humor, using satire and stylized imagery to expose and mock modern beauty diktats while exploring their influence on woman identity. This film was shot years ago in Australia and fully reshaped and post-produced in 2025.

Credits
  • Directing : Mathilde Nocquet
  • Script : Mathilde Nocquet
  • Casting : Georgia Blizzard
  • Photography : Aaron Mcclisky
  • Sound : Sugar Mountain Sounds
  • Editing : Mathilde Nocquet
  • Music : Sugar Mountain Sounds
  • Decoration : Ian Kenik
  • Costumes : Josie Mcmanus
  • Makeup & hairdressing : Dee O'keefe
  • Production : Candid Films
  • Sound mixing : Sugar Mountain Sounds

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