With Jeff

With Jeff
Film poster
FrenchAvec Jeff, à moto
Directed byMarie-Ève Juste
Written byMarie-Ève Juste
Produced byMénaïc Raoul
Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette
StarringLaury Verdieu
Liridon Rashiti
CinematographyIan Lagarde
Edited byFelix Dufour-Laperrière
Production
company
Voyelles Films
Release date
  • May 10, 2012 (2012-05-10) (Cannes)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageFrench

With Jeff (French: Avec Jeff, à moto) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie-Ève Juste and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Laury Verdieu as Nydia, a shy, quiet Haitian Canadian student leading a regimented and isolated life, who gains a taste of freedom when she accepts a motorcycle ride from her classmate Jeff (Liridon Rashiti).[1]

The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[2] and had its Canadian premiere in the Short Cuts program at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

The film received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Marc Cassivi, "Marie-Ève à la Quinzaine". La Presse, May 23, 2012.
  2. ^ André Duchesne, "Un court québécois à la Quinzaine des réalisateurs". La Presse, April 25, 2012.
  3. ^ Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canadian features Inch’Allah, Antiviral, Still to headline at TIFF". Playback, August 8, 2012.
  4. ^ "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.


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