Filmmaker. Los Angeles — Paris.

Sébastien
Abdelhamid
Godelu

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Official Selections
9
Awards & Nominations
02
Short Films
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Mokunin, a film by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
Short Film · 2026

Mokunin

Written & Directed by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
★ World Premiere
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026
August 21, 2026 · 7:30 PM · TCL Chinese Theatres, Hollywood
Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying

Tokyo. An old man walks through the city with a child. Elsewhere, a foreign stranger moves silently through the same streets. As their paths slowly converge, everyday gestures begin to reveal something deeply unsettling beneath the surface of ordinary life.

HollyShorts Film Festival 2026Oscar & BAFTA Qualifying
Chelsea Film Festival 2026
Catalina Film Festival 2026
Salento International Film Festival 2026
Full Bloom Film Festival 2026
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Short Film · 2025

Ice Ice
Bye Bye

Written & Directed by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu

In Los Angeles, an ordinary morning fractures without warning. Faced with an ICE raid, a man is forced to flee. His life reduced to instinct and movement. A silent struggle for existence.

Best Narrative ShortLA Movie Awards
Best First-Time FilmmakerVenice Shorts LA 2026
Certificate of Merit, DirectingRochester IFF
Best Drama ShortTrinity International FF
Nominated, Best DirectorToronto Intl Nollywood FF
34 official selections worldwide, US, Canada, UK, Italy, Japan, Germany and more
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Ice Ice Bye Bye, a film by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
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Other Work
ASICS x Naruto Shippuden Commercial
Commercial · 2024

ASICS × Naruto Shippuden

Directed by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
Featuring Daniel & Luis Moncada
(Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul)

A cinematic commercial for the ASICS × Naruto Shippuden collaboration. Shot in the California desert, starring the Moncada brothers as two mysterious figures on a mission.

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Sneakers Empire, a documentary by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
Documentary · 2024

Sneakers Empire

Directed by Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu
France Télévisions · 70 min

A feature documentary tracing the history and cultural impact of sneakers in France. Featuring Michael Johnson, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Muggsy Bogues and Steven Smith.

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Bio

Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu, Filmmaker

Sébastien Abdelhamid Godelu is a French filmmaker based in Los Angeles. With a background spanning television, advertising and digital media, he developed a visual language before turning it into cinema. That of a storyteller obsessed with the ordinary that tips into the extraordinary.

His films blend grounded realism with genre storytelling: suspense as a tool for empathy, emotion as a revealer. Ice Ice Bye Bye and Mokunin, his first two short films, have screened at numerous international festivals and won multiple awards. He is currently developing his first feature film.

Contact

Available for representation
and collaborations.

contact@sebastienabdelhamid.com
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