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Encounters 2026

In Waves

Phuong Mai NguyenAnimationFrance, Belgium, United States202691 min

In Los Angeles, AJ, a shy teenager, meets Kristen. She lives for surfing; he loves skateboarding and drawing. They fall madly in love, and a happy future seems within reach. But everything changes when Kristen faces a sudden illness. Together, they face adversity, driven by the strength of their love, their friends, and their newly shared passion for surfing and the ocean.

CastRio Vega, Lyna Khoudri, Paul Kircher, Birane Ba, Gauthier Battoue and Taiana Tully

Written bySamuel Doux and Fanny Burdino

Produced byJudith Nora, Nick Shumaker and Priscilla Bertin

AnimationCécile Adant, Pierre Bottai, Eric Brault, Agathe Bulik, Gilles Cortella and Marine Benabdallah-Crolais

MusicMarylou Mayniel and Robin Coudert

ProductionSilex Films, Panique!, Charades and France 3 Cinéma

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