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Ami d'ami

Ami d'ami

SIMON GUALTIERI | CANADA | 2023 | 15 MIN | FRENCH EST

SIMON GUALTIERI | CANADA | 2023 | 15 MIN | FRENCH EST

VIRTUALShortQueerment Québec

Subtitles: English

Presented by

HYDRO QUÉBEC

Synopsis

Jules is bi. Bi as in bisexual. Bi, even though he’s only slept with women. Bi and ready to try his first experience with Samuel, a friend of friend.

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Filmmaker Bio

Simon Gualtieri grew up on Île Saint-Jean. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in cinema, he directed clips, corporate videos and video-poems. Friend of a Friend is his first film since he finished university. Strongly inspired by personal narratives, he is currently writing an autofiction short film script.

Director's Statement

What I particularly like in cinema are works of fiction that represent reality as we know it, talk about dealing with the pains of everyday life and who, by doing so, help us to learn how to cope with these difficulties. These kinds of films address problems that affect us all directly or indirectly and show us how to deal with them. It is this approach that motivated the writing and production of my film. I repressed my desires for a long time before finally accepting that I am bisexual. When I started to feel an attraction towards other men, I had a lot of difficulty being truthful about it towards myself and others. In addition to having to deal with some prejudices, it must be said that I didn't really have any role models or positive or nuanced portrayals of bisexual men in the media. It is very rare for a bisexual male character to be the protagonist of a narrative story and for his sexual orientation to be the focus of the plot. It goes without saying that I would have liked to have had access to this type of representation and to see this reality portrayed in films. This is why I undertook to write this short film, in which the main character overcomes personal issues and takes a first step towards accepting his sexuality. I hope to make it easier for other people going through the same process.

Producer

Meredith Gonzalez-Bayard

Writer

Simon Gualtieri

Cinematographer

Etienne Dagenais

Cast

  • Jules Ronfard
  • Samuel Brassard
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PARTNERS

HYDRO QUÉBEC

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