Death to the Bikini!

Death to the Bikini! (French: À mort le bikini!) is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, written and directed by Justine Gauthier and released in 2023. The film stars Mia Garnier as Lili, a young girl who rebels when her parents force her to start wearing a bikini top when she goes swimming, due to her approaching puberty.^[1]

Death to the Bikini!
French	À mort le bikini!
Directed by	Justine Gauthier
Written by	Justine Gauthier
Produced by	Léonie Hurtubise
Starring	Mia Garnier
Cinematography	Gabrielle Bergeron-Leduc
Edited by	Marie-Pier Grignon
Music by	Viviane Audet Robin-Joël Cool
Production company	Colonelle Films
Distributed by	Travelling Distribution
Release date	March 25, 2023 (2023-03-25) (Regard)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	French

The cast also includes Étienne Cardin, Johnnovan Jobin, Aksel Leblanc, Olivier Leblanc, Ève Pressault and Éric Robidoux.

The film premiered in March 2023 at the Regard short film festival in Saguenay, Quebec,^[2] where it won the jury award for best youth film. Later screenings included the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, where it was the winner of the Audience Choice award for short films,^[3] and the 2024 Festival Plein(s) Écran(s), where it won the Prix du public.^[4]

The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 12th Canadian Screen Awards in 2024.^[5]