Two People Exchanging Saliva
Two People Exchanging Saliva is a 2024 French-language short drama film written and directed by Natalie Musteata and Alexandre Singh.
The United States and France co-production film premiered in the Telluride Film Festival at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024.
It was nominated for the Best Live Action Short Film at the 98th Academy Awards.
Summary
Narrated by Vicky Krieps, the film starring Zar Amir Ebrahimi and Luana Bajrami explores a dystopian world where kissing is punishable by death.Cast
- Zar Amir Ebrahimi as Angine
- Luàna Bajrami as Malaise
- Aurélie Boquien as Pétulante
- Vicky Krieps
- Nicolas Bouchaud as Chagrin
- Mitchell Jean as Jérémiade
- Mustapha Abourachid as Arnaque
- Thibaut De Lussy as Tuyaux
- Lucile Jaillant as Carie
Release
Two People Exchanging Saliva had its world premiere in Great Expectations, Short Films at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2024.It was presented in the Screens as part of Shorts Program: After Dark for its Los Angeles Premiere at the AFI Fest on 25 October 2024.
It was screened in the Shorts as part of Through the Looking Glass at the 2025 Seattle International Film Festival on 17 May 2025. It was also screened as part of the Official Selection of The Downtown Festival on 15 October 2025 in a shorts program that included films by Riley Lynch and Saodat Ismailova.
The film had its world premiere on November 21, 2025, via the The New Yorker.