13/11, qui, 11:00, 60′ | Centro Cultural São Paulo
French writer Anne Pauly, author of Before the World Disappears (published in Brazil by Editora Ercolano), and filmmaker Anna Cazenave Cambet, director of Love Me Tender, share in their works a sensitive perspective on grief, memory, and emotional reconstruction.
Both French and queer artists, they explore how love and loss shape our identities and bodies — whether in saying goodbye to a father or facing the absence of a child.
In this conversation, which will include consecutive translation, the two reflect on their journeys, the nuances of pain and tenderness, and the ways of creating beauty out of vulnerability.
Anne Pauly is a writer and LGBT+ activist. Born in 1974 on the outskirts of Paris, she worked as a proofreader in a law firm before dedicating herself to literature. Before I Forget is her first novel. Acclaimed by critics and translated into several languages, the book won the Prix du Livre Inter and the Prix Robert Walser in 2020. She is currently working on a new novel, as well as short stories and a play in collaboration with seven authors, including Virginie Despentes, Paul B. Preciado, and Julien Delmaire.
Anna Cazenave Cambet graduated in Photography from ETPA Toulouse and, in 2017, completed the directing program at the prestigious La Fémis film school, where she made the short Iemanja Coeur Océan. Her career includes short films such as Gabber Lover (2016), which was featured in the Cinéfondation section at the Cannes Film Festival. In 2021, she directed her first feature film, De l’or Pour Les Chiens, and, in 2025, her film Love Me Tender, an adaptation of Constance Debré’s novel, premiered in Cannes’ “Un Certain Regard” section. Her work is known for exploring themes such as identity, motherhood, and sexuality through a sensitive and engaging cinematic language, marked by powerful imagery and emotional depth.
