The Girls from above

Status Release February 2026

Screenwriter and Director Bérangère McNeese

With Héloïse Volle, Shirel Nataf, Yowa-Angélys Tshikaya and Mona Berard

Synopsis Héloïse has nowhere to go. She meets Mallorie, who offers to let her stay in the flat she shares with two other young women. Héloïse finds a new home and a new family there. But their past wounds threaten the fragile balance between these women who appear so strong on the surface.

Producer Paprika Films (FR)

Co-producer Kwassa Films

Partners Media Creative Europe, Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, CNC, PICTANOVO, CANAL+, CINE +, RTBF, BE TV, Proximus, Procirep/Angoa, the Tax Shelter via Beside Productions and the SOFICAS

Distribution FR Memento

Distribution BE Cinéart

International sales Be For Films

Selections FIFF de Namur 2025, FIF Saint-Jean de Luz 2025, Arras Film Festival 2025, Les Arcs Films Festival 2025, Tournai Ramdam Festival 2026, Film Festival Oostende 2026, Paris Court Devant 2026, BUFF Malmö 2026, Uruguay International Film Festival 2026

Distinctions Jury’s prize, Youth Jury’s prize and Collective Best Actress Award for the four actresses – FIF Saint-Jean de Luz 2025