Blue Heart

a film by

Haïti, France | 15' | 05/2025 | narrative

Their loving son is away. Marianne and Petion are living in Haiti with a telephone, waiting for a call from the USA, where their son has left for the American dream.

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Samuel Suffren

Biography

Samuel Suffren is a Haitian director and producer. He is making a trilogy of short films inspired by the story of his father. The first film, “Agwe” (2022), was selected at Locarno and won the Best Diaspora Film at FESPACO. “Dreams Like Paper Boats” (2024) is the second film, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “Blue Heart” (2025), the final part, is presented at Cannes (Quinzaine des réalisateurs). Samuel is currently working on his first feature documentary, Lòtbò, and is also developing a feature fiction film, “Je m’appelle Nina Shakira”.

Filmography

  • Blue heart – 2025 – short film
  • Dreams like paper boat – 2024 – short film
  • Agwe – 2022 – short film
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Crew

Director: Samuel Suffren
Screenwriter: Samuel Suffren
Producer: Kitfilms: Samuel Suffren
Co-producers: GoGoGo Films: Carine Ruszniewski, Louise Bansard
Director of photography: Samuel Suffren
Editor: Samuel Suffren
Executive producer: Phalonne Pierre Louis
Sound Design : Roodie Rigaud Marcelin
Sound editor and mix: Pablo Dali Bonnely
Main Cast : Marie Diana, Arnold Joseph, Samuel Suffren
Camera assistant: Fabrice Celony
Production manager: Baptiste James
Production assistant: Leonica Pierre Maintus
Songs: Mèsi Bondye by Tamara Suffren

Festivals

50+ selections, 7 awards

Select highlights: 

  • Directors’ Fortnight – Cannes, France (14 – 22 May, 2025)
    Official Selection
  • Vienna Shorts, Austria (27 May – 1 June, 2025)
    International Competition Fiction & Documentary Won: Best Cinematography
  • Third Horizon Film Festival, United States (29 May – 1 June, 2025)
    Competition
  • Kurzfilm Festival Hamburg, Germany (3 – 8 June, 2025)
    Competition
  • Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba International Film Festival, Brazil (11 – 19 June, 2025)
    International Competition
  • Festival Internacional de Cine Guanajuato, Mexico (27 July – 3 August, 2025)
    Shorts Fiction Competition Special Mention
  • Dokufest – Int’l Documentary and Short Film Festival, Kosovo (1 – 9 August, 2025)
    Short Film Competition Won: Best International Short
  • Concorto Film Festival, Italy (16 – 23 August, 2025)
    Competition
  • Minikino Film Week – Bali ISFF, Indonesia (12 – 19 September, 2025)
    Fiction Competition Won: Best Fiction Short
  • Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival, Trinidad & Tobago (12 – 19 September, 2025)
    Competition  Won: Best Short Fiction Film
  • Bitola International Cinematographers’ FF – Manaki Brothers, North Macedonia  (20 – 26 September, 2025)
    Short Fiction Competition
  • Tirana International Film Festival, Albania (21 – 27 September, 2025)
    Live Action Competition  Won: Best Live Action Short Film
  • Hamptons International Film Festival, United States (3 – 13 October, 2025)
    Short Narrative Competition
  • FIFIB – Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux, France (7 – 12 October, 2025)
    Official Selection
  • Festival du nouveau cinéma de Montréal, Canada (8 – 19 October, 2025)
    International Competition
  • Film Fest Gent, Belgium (9 – 20 October, 2025)
    International Competition 
  • International Short Film Festival of Cyprus, Cyprus (11 – 17 October, 2025)
    International Competition Won: Best Short Film
  • Cinémartinique Festival, Martinique (17 – 25 October)
    Short Competition Won: Grand Prix
  • Leeds International Film Festival, United Kingdom (30 October – 16 November)
    Louis le Prince International Narrative Competition

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Press materials

EPK: Click here

Stills, poster & directors’ photos: Click here

Dialogue lists – English & French: Click here

Downloadable trailer: Vimeo & Youtube