Directed by Florence Miailhe, a specialist of animated painting and winner of the ②00② César for her short film 嗄u premier dimanche d’août, The Crossing is her first feature film, wholly painted. Written with bestselling French writer Marie Desplechin, the script is about two children on the roads of exile.Directed by Florence Miailhe, a specialist of animated painting and winner of the ②00② César for her short film 嗄u premier dimanche d’août, The Crossing is her first feature film, wholly painted. Written with bestselling French writer Marie Desplechin, the script is about two children on the roads of exile.