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

- 2022 -
Vues dans la tête de..., Canada
Rendez-Vous du Cinéma Québécois et Francophone de Vancouver, Canada
Belleville Downtown DocFest, Canada
Festival International de Films de Femmes, France
Positively Different Short Film Festival, Grèce
Un poing c'est court, France
Capital City Film Festival, États-Unis
Festival 48 Images secondes, France
Festival de films féministes - Filministes, Canada
Cinema Sisters Film Festival, États-Unis
Yorkton Film Festival, Canada
Festifilm de la Beauce, Canada
Festival Entretodos, Brésil 
Imprópria - Film and Gender Equality Festival, Portugal
Cineffable, France
Cinéfranco Film Festival (Édition spéciale Festival d'automne), Canada
Chicago International Children's Film Festival, États-Unis
Shorts That Are Not Pants, Canada
Festival des courts en bas des tours, France / Grand Prix du Jury
Festival du film étudiant de Québec, Canada / Prix Kinomada
Carrousel International du Film de Rimouski, Canada / Prix meilleur court métrage - Court d'école

Photos

One never kills for love - Manon Testud - 2021
One never kills for love - Manon Testud - 2021

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