Nana
Valérie Massadian – F 2011 – 68 min. 
Sc: Valérie Massadian – C: Léo Hinstin, Valérie Massadian – E: Dominique Auvray, Valérie Massadian – SD: Olivier Dandré, Jonathan Laurent – With Kelyna Lecomte Marie Delmas Alain Sabras – P: Gaijin
35mm – French
Best Debut Locarno 2011 – Best Armenian Fiction Film - Silver Apricot, Yerevan, Armenia – Most Inspired Film Grand Prix, Istanbul
"Nana" sees the world from the standpoint of an independent four-year-old girl in the French countryside. When she comes home one day, she finds the house empty. There is no explanation for the disappearance of her mother, so the viewer has no idea about the adult world - just like the little girl, who goes her own way. She manages very well, thank you. She dresses herself, heads into the woods, jumps over a stream, eats a sandwich. The dandelions and the moss are like a great adventure for her, nor does she shut her eyes at the sight of a dead hare or a slaughtered pig.
"Nana" exchanges an explicit narrative line for a relaxed look at the primeval instincts of a child who is allowed to be herself, without adults to project their ideas on her.
Valérie Massadian came through photography came to 'image-making', notably in the form of slideshow screenings. She collaborated with Nan Goldin and several film directors before she made her feature debut Nana.