Yuck!

Yuck! Couples kissing on the mouth are gross. And the worst is, you can’t miss them: when people are about to kiss, their lips become all pink and shiny. Little Léo laughs at them, just like all the kids at the summer camp. But he has a secret he won’t tell his friends: his own mouth has actually begun glistening. And, in reality, Léo desperately wants to give kissing a try.

Loïc Espuche is a French animation filmmaker born in 1989 in Villeurbanne. He graduated from La Martinière (Lyon) in Visual Communication. He then pursued training in animation and directing at EMCA and l’École de la Poudrière. During his studies, he created funny and sensitive films that resonated well in festivals, including Je repasserai dans la semaine (2013). His graduation film Tombés du Nid won the Audience Award at Premiers plans d’Angers, the Best Student Film Award at Meknès, and the SACD Prize at the national animation film festival in Bruz. In 2016, Loïc took part in the third season of En sortant de l’école, dedicated to Guillaume Apollinaire, and adapted the poem Mutation. In 2018, he directed seasons 2 and 3 of La Petite Mort for France TV Slash. He is currently developing two animated series projects: What’s up Eesha and Les intraduisibles. His new short film Yuck! premiered at Berlinale 2024 and already won more than 20 awards all over the world.