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JE SUIS

JE SUIS

KEVIN VEYNAND | CANADA | 2024 | 13 MIN | FRENCH

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KEVIN VEYNAND | CANADA | 2024 | 13 MIN | FRENCH

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Synopsis

Camille, at the bar, is in the process of reflecting on its identity. It feels cornered by its work, social norms and external expectations. But a dance performance combining drag artists, circassian.ne. s and other performeur.se. will shake its thinking: it is taken. By this new world that will allow it to drop its mask and discover itself personally.

Filmmaker Bio

My name is Kevin Veynand, and I'm the director of "Je Suis." I began my career in 2017 after receiving a master's degree in special effects. I arrived in Canada in 2019 to work at MPC and Mikros, two special effects and animation companies where I worked on feature films. In 2022, I began to focus on directing while continuing my career in animation, first with a music video for David Jankowski, a Quebec singer. In 2023, I really began my short films for Kino, where I participated in the mini-series with the FIP with my project "Roxane" and won the Jury Prize. I now have several films in festivals, including "Je Suis," which just received an award at the Cannes Film Festival.

Producer

Higino Monteiro

Cinematographer

Jeremy Glavac

Cast

  • Jérémie Desbiens
  • Higino Monteiro
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