In the northern Alps, Anne, Hélène and Suzanne take turns tending a mountain hut. Through the seasons, hikers come and go. Stories bloom and fade, leaving each of them facing the silence. 'Forest High' observes women who have chosen to withdraw from the world below over the course of a guardianship. Each carry within her a secret, a wound, put to the test by this chosen solitude.
Manon Coubia
A filmmaker born in Thonon-les-Bains (France) in 1979 and based in Brussels (Belgium). Before turning to cinema, she studied visual arts and then pursued her training at INSAS, graduating in 2006 with a degree in Film Directing and Production. In 2016 she received the Golden Leopard Pardi Di Domani for her short film ‘The fullness of time’. ‘Children Leave at Dawn’ (2017), her next short film, was selected for La Semaine de la Critique. With ‘Tide’ (2019), her medium-length film, she continued sto explore the world of her native mountains. ‘Full Night’ (2023), her latest short film was screened at Locarno 2023. In 2021, she joined directors Nicolas Rincon Gille and Jeremy van der Haegen at the new Belgian production company The Blue Raincoat. In 2026, she received a special mention in the Perspectives section of the Berlinale for her feature film debut, ‘Forest High’.
DIRECTOR
Manon Coubia
SCREENPLAY
Manon Coubia
CINEMATOGRAPHY
Robin Fresson
EDITOR
Théophile Gay-Mazas
SOUND
Aline Huber, Vincent Nouaille, Samuel Mittelman
MUSIC
François Chamaraux
PRODUCTION
Jérémy van der Haegen, Nicolás Rincón Gille, Tom Durand-Bonnard, Manon Coubia, Charlotte Vincent, Katia Khazak
PRODUCTION COMPANY
The Blue Raincoat, Aurora Films, CBA, Shelter Prod
CAST
Salomé Richard, Aurélia Petit, Anne Coesens, Arthur Marbaix, Yoann Zimmer, Alba Rincon Gille, Jean-Claude Duret, Jean-Pierre Jacquier
