Caroline Cherrier

After studying literature and philosophy, Caroline Cherrier joined the Gobelins School in Paris to learn animation filmmaking techniques. After graduating in 2015, she directed short films for television : Fusée Signal (France Télévisions, Tant Mieux Prod), Prince des Ténèbres (Arte, Caïmans Prod), as well as a personal short film Hoarcio (Ikki Films), which she both wrote and directed.

She is active in several video and comic art collectives and works as a storyboard artist and concept artist for films and series (HBO, Arte, etc.). A painter and writer, she explores quirky situations, colourful and poetic worlds, and dark humour.

Le Dernier des cailloux is her first feature film.

Le Dernier des Cailloux

Sélection Annuelle 2022

It tells the story of a deep-sea dinosaur, the last of its kind, which has managed to survive until the present day, and of Firmin, an overly ambitious 11-year-old boy staring out at the sea in a foggy Breton village. Their paths cross on the lighthouse island where their relationship evolves from initial dislike to fascination. Firmin frees the creature from fishing nets, after which it refuses to leave. It has something important to tell the boy.