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One never kills for love Manon Testud 2021

One never kills for love

Manon Testud / 2021 / 15 min. / France / FRENCH / INTERNATIONAL FRENCH SUBS , ENGLISH SUBS

Synopsis

They meet in the dark of the night. Women, sisters, friends : a feminist group gathering to leave writings on the walls of Montreal. Their challenge : raise awareness to end systemic violences endured by women and minorities. Plain collages for a strong message : feminicides must stop !

Cast & Crew

Screenplay: Manon Testud
Cinematographer: Manon Testud
Editor: Manon Testud
Sound: Manon Testud et Vanessa Payri
Sound mix: Arnaud Beaudoux
Sound editor: Arnaud Beaudoux
Music: Bastien Banville
Production: École des médias du cinéma et de la vidéo

Genre

Documentary

Topics

Social struggles, Women and feminism, Violence

Trailer

Biography

Manon Testud was born on 1998 in Toulouse, France.
After studies in audiovisual, she discovered a passion for the cinema of the real. She is going to Quebec, in a documentary film school. She realizes her first short film “One never kills for love” in 2021.

Festivals

- 2021 -
In competition | Rendez-vous Québec Cinéma, Canada
Meilleur film étudiant | Courage Film Festival, Germany
Coup de coeur du porte-parole et Meilleur documentaire | De l'Âme à l'Écran, Canada
Prix Coup de Poing | Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada
In competition | Festival de films féministes de Montréal, Canada
Mention au Prix du Jury Documentaire | Festival du Film Jeune de Lyon, France
In competition | Social Justice Film Festival, USA
In competition | Festival International du Cinéma Francophone en Acadie, Canada
In competition | Fugitif Short-film Festival, France
In competition | Festival du court métrage d'Auch, France

- 2022 -
In competition | Vues dans la tête de..., Canada
In competition | Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone de Vancouver, Canada
In competition | Belleville Downtown DocFest, Canada
In competition | Festival International de Films de Femmes, France
In competition | Positively Different Short Film Festival, Greece
Grand Prix du Jury | Festival des courts en bas des tours, France
Prix Kinomada | Festival du film étudiant de Québec, Canada
Prix meilleur court métrage | Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada
In competition | Un poing c'est court, France
In competition | Capital City Film Festival, USA
In competition | Festival 48 Images secondes, France
In competition | Festival de films féministes - Filministes, Canada
In competition | Cinema Sisters Film Festival, USA
In competition | Yorkton Film Festival, Canada

Prices

- 2021 -
Coup de coeur du porte-parole | De l'Âme à l'Écran, Canada
Meilleur documentaire | De l'Âme à l'Écran, Canada
Coup de poing | Cinéma sous les étoiles, Canada
Mention au Prix du Jury Documentaire | Festival du Film Jeune de Lyon, France

- 2022 -
Grand Prix du Jury | Festival des courts en bas des tours, France
Prix Kinomada | Festival du film étudiant de Québec, Canada
Prix meilleur court métrage | Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada

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