Presented by the French Embassy in Ireland and the Alliance Française Network as part of First Fortnight Mental Health Festival 2025. 

The screening will be followed by a panel discussion on women’s mental health, the particular challenges women face, and the representation of these issues in the arts. The discussion will feature guest speakers Jenny Macdonald, theatre maker and facilitator, and Aurélie GODET, director of programming at Cork International Film Festival, and will be moderated by Maria Fleming, First Fortnight CEO.

Discover the poignant This Life of Mine (Ma Vie Ma Gueule), directed by the late Sophie Fillières and celebrated as the opening film at this year’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight. A deeply moving exploration of identity, relationships, and the passage of time.

The story follows poet-turned-advertising copywriter Barbie Bichette, portrayed by the talented Agnès Jaoui, who finds herself separated from her husband, alienated from her adult children, and increasingly disenchanted with her job and therapist. An unexpected encounter with a stranger claiming to be an old friend forces Barbie to confront her reality in this amusing yet deeply moving chronicle of mental illness.

Awards

Cannes International Film Festival 202024 - Directors' Fortnight - 2024 Winner SACD Prize

Seville European Film Festival - Prix AAMMA Women in Focus