H24 – 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman

H24 – 24 Hours in the Life of a Woman is a socially engaged television series, produced and broadcast on ARTE since 2021, offering a sharp and multifaceted look at women’s daily lives through 24 short films of approximately four minutes each, written by a different female author and performed by a different actress. Inspired by real events, the series highlights the mechanisms of everyday violence and underscores the importance of both individual and collective forms of resistance.

The series’ universe is also available in a book published by Actes Sud – ARTE Éditions, compiling the original texts of all 24 stories. This collection, a feminist manifesto in its own right, extends the audiovisual experience by providing readers with another perspective on these stories, often absent from traditional media.

These stories inspired Black Lights, a choreographic work by Mathilde Monnier, who will present her creative process via videoconference before the full screening of the series. The session will conclude with a discussion led by Claudia Larochelle, highlighting the connections between literature, audiovisual media, and stage creation in this project that is as political as it is artistic.

Texts by 24 authors: Angela Lehner, Alice Zeniter, Sofi Oksanen, Siri Hustvedt, Lydie Salvayre, Jo Güstin, Lize Spit, Lola Lafon, Kerry Hudson, Fabienne Kanor, Myriam Leroy, Ersi Sotiropoúlo, Agnès Desarthe, Anne Pauly, Nadia Busato, Blandine Rinkel, Kaouther Adimi, Christiane Taubira, Niviaq Korneliussen, Monica Sabolo, Rosa Montero, Chloé Delaume, Aloïse Sauvage, Grazyna Plebanek

Film direction: Nathalie Masduraud & Valérie Urrea, Nora Fingscheidt, Clémence Poésy, Charlotte Abramow, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Ariane Labed, Elsa Amiel, Émilie Brisavoine, Sandrine Bonnaire

Original music: Léonie Pernet
Cinematography: Philippe Guilbert
Editing: Tina Baz Le Gal

A co-production of ARTE France and Les Batelières Productions (France, 2021, 25×3’30)

Session facilitators: Claudia Larochelle
Participants: Mathilde Monnier (choreographer), Sabrina Lemeltier (director of the La Dauphinelle shelter)

Co-presented by FIL 2025, Agora de la danse, the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA), and La Dauphinelle