By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Beatrice Gibson
Starring: Adam Christensen | Denna Cartamkhoob | Diocouda Diaoune | Kátia Belo Cardoso | Pauline Curnier-Jardin
Original language title: La Nuit
Year: 2026
Running time: 87
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt30460036/
Michael says: “‘Don’t Dream, Just Fight’
“Experimental films can be challenging. We are so used to narrative and structure, that is can be difficult to absorb. With Beatrice Gibson’s narrative feature debut, AT NIGHT, the setting, night in Paris, matches the loose, thought-provoking experience of the women we hear from.
“Night is mysterious. It can be dangerous or frightening. It can also be beautiful an comforting. Gibson shoots herself and a handful of other women ruminating of having conversations about a wide variety of topics, covering class inequality, race, gender, sex, motherhood and more. Some scenes are more effective than others, with those involving DiDi, a single black woman living with her young daughter in public housing and played by Diocouda Diaoune being the most compelling.
“I definitely need to sit with this one for a bit, but it was a beautiful looking 90 minutes shot on film. Slightly reminiscent of Bas Devos’ magnificent GHOST TROPIC. 3 1/2 cats“
At Night