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PHILIPPE GRENIER | CANADA | 2023 | 17 MIN | FRENCH + ARABIC EST

PHILIPPE GRENIER | CANADA | 2023 | 17 MIN | FRENCH + ARABIC EST

ONLINEShortQueerment Québec

Presented by

HYDRO QUÉBEC

Synopsis

Samir, a 16-year-old Moroccan fisherman, discovers his attraction towards men when he meets Louis, a tourist traveling with his wife. When Louis faces the worst, Samir is the only one who can help him.

Trailer

Filmmaker Bio

Director, screenwriter and editor, Philippe is known for his cinematic aesthetic and his mastery of storytelling. Since 2013, Philippe signed the direction of the short film Les jours sans fin as well as several music videos for artists such as Half Moon Run, Beyries and La Famille Ouellette (Camerimage, Staff Pick Vimeo). Since then, Philippe has directed several projects for television and is developing the feature film Suzanne, tu tombes, for which he received support from SODEC and Telefilm Canada in writing with La Boîte à Fanny.

Producer

Charlotte Beaudoin-Poisson, Sophie Ricard-Harvey

Writer

Philippe Grenier

Cinematographer

Derek Branscombe

Cast

  • Ilyes Tarmasti + Mahmoud Zabennej + Alexandre Bergeron
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