This 22 minute movie tells the story of a girl who breaks into her grandmother's romantic date. Eve "is a short film directed by Natalie Portman, starring Olivia Selby, Lauren Bacall, and Ben Gazala, with music composed by Sofia Stevens.. This film is Portman's directorial debut and premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival held in Venice, Italy on September 1, 2008. This film marks the beginning of the short film section of the film festival, titled '; corto cortissimo”; (English: short and short), and screened together with 23 other films from around the world.