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Cayenne

Simon Gionet / 2020 / 11 min. / Canada / FRENCH / SUBS INTERNATIONAL FRENCH, ENGLISH, Italian

Synopsis

During her night shift at the remote gas station, a female clerk agrees to help a man whose car broke down. While they both attempt to repair the vehicle, the driver’s intentions leave the young woman uncertain. In the middle of the deserted parking lot, an air of apprehension fills the night as the events of the evening unfold.

Cast & Crew

  • Screenplay : Simon Gionet
  • Cinematographer : François Herquel
  • Editor : Simon Gionet
  • Sound : Pierre Cautain
  • Sound mix : Joey Simas
  • Sound editor : Mariane Boisvert
  • Music : Palome B. Daris
  • Artistic director : Gabrielle Laurendeau-Martin
  • Cast : Marianne Fortier | Jean-Sébastien Courchesne, Félix Chabot-Fontaine

Genre

Fiction

Topics

Women and feminism, Thriller

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Biography

Director and scriptwriter, Simon Gionet is a graduate of Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. He currently studies journalism while pursuing writing and directing, driven by strong narratives where characters reveal their contradictions in the circumstances of their environment. Cayenne (2020) is his directorial debut.

Festivals

- 2020 -
In competition | Festival de Clermont-Ferrand, France
Canadian Grand Prize | REGARD - Festival international de court métrage au Saguenay, Canada
In competition | Tampere Film Festival, Finland
In competition | Carrousel de RImouski, Canada
In competition | Palm Springs International ShortFest, USA
In competition | The Norwegian Short Film Festival, Norway
In competition | Brussels Short Film Festival, Belgium
In competition | Indy Shorts International Film Festival, USA
In competition | La Guarimba International Film Festival, Italy
Special Mention Best Director | Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA
In competition | Molise Cinema, Italy
In competition | Fantasia Film Festival, Canada
In competition | Odense International Film Festival, Danmark
In competition | Busho Film Festival, Hungary
In competition | Off-courts Trouville, France
Best Fiction Short Award | Minikino Film Week, Indonesia
In competition | Wiz-Art, Ukraine
In competition | Leiden International Short Film Festival, The Netherlands
In competition | Figari Film Fest, Italy
Audience Choice Best Short Film Award | Cinefest Sudbury, Canada
In competition | Indie Street Film Fest, USA
In competition | Sedicicorto Forli International Film Festival, Italy
In competition | Schlingel - International Film Festival for Children and Young Audience, Germany
In competition | Filmets Badalona, Spain
In competition | Bolton Film Festival, England
In competition | Asiana International Short Film Festival, South Korea
In competition | Thessaloniki Short Film Fest, Greece
In competition | Cinémania, Canada
In competition | Courts en scène, France
In competition | Festival du Film Francophone de Tübingen-Stuttgart, Germany
In competition | FICFA, Canada
In competition | Festival du court métrage d'Auch, France
In competition | Visioni Corte Short Film Festival, Italy
In competition | Longue vue sur le court, Canada
In competition | Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada
In competition | Festival Images en vues, Canada
In competition | Hamilton Film Festival, Canada

- 2021 -
In competition | Vilnius Int. Short Film Festival, Lithuania
In competition | Plein(s) Écran(s), Online
In competition | Un poing c'est court, France
In competition | Cinema on the Bayou, USA
Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short | San Francisco IndieFest, USA
In competition | Vues dans la tête..., Canada
In competition | Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone, Canada
In competition | Festival de films féministes - Filministes, Canada
In competition | Dawson City International Short Film, Canada
In competition | Rendez-Vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
In competition | DeadCENTER Film Festival, USA
In competition | ShorTS International Film Festival, Italy
In competition | KO:SH Film Fest, Albania
In competition | Le long week-end du court, Canada
In competition | Open-Air Filmfest Weiterstadt, Germany
In competition | Portobello Film Festival, United Kingdom
In presentation | Seoul International Extreme - Short Image & Film Festival / Bloody Nights, South Korea
In competition | New West Film Fest, Canada
In competition | 20minmax International Short Film Festival Ingolstadt, Germany
In competition | Kismet Virtual Short Films Festival, USA
In competition | Festival de cinéma de Saint Paul Trois Châteaux, France
In competition | North Bay Film Festival, Canada
In competition | 15th Film Festival for Women's rights (FIWOM), South Korea

- 2022 -
In competition | L'art est au 3e, Canada
In competition | Music Festival "8 Festival", Lithuania
In competition | The Quarantine Film Festival, Bulgaria
In competition | Pentedattilo Film Festival, Italy
In competition | International Human Rights Film Festival Albania, Albania
In competition | Cinéfranco Film Festival (Édition spéciale Festival d'automne), Canada

Awards

- 2020 -
Canadian Grand Prize | REGARD - Festival international de court métrage au Saguenay, Canada
Special Mention Best Director | Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival, USA
Best Fiction Short Award | Minikino Film Week, Indonesia
Audience Choice Best Short Film Award | Cinefest Sudbury, Canada

- 2021 -
Jury Prize for Best Narrative Short | San Francisco IndieFest, USA

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