Laurent made her debut as a director with the 2008 short film '' De moins en moins '' , which she also wrote , a 7-minute film about a patient who " remembers less and less " in front of her psychiatrist . The film was nominated for Best Short Film at the 61st Annual Cannes Film Festival . She also directed '' À ses pieds '' , an erotic short film aired on the French television channel Canal on 25 – 26 October 2008 , as part of a series of short films , called '' X Femmes ''
the 61st Annual
2008 Cannes Film Festival
Mélanie Laurent