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One never kills for love

Manon Testud / 2021 / 15 min. / France, Canada / FRENCH

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

Documentaire

Topics

Activism and social struggles, Women and feminism, Violence

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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
In competition | Festival de films féministes de Montréal, Canada
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
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
In competition | Festifilm de la Beauce, Canada
In competition | Festival Entretodos, Brésil
In competition | Imprópria - Film and Gender Equality Festival, Portugal
In competition | Cineffable, France
In competition | Cinéfranco Film Festival (Édition spéciale Festival d'automne), Canada
In competition | Chicago International Children's Film Festival, USA
In competition | Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada

Awards

- 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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