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Cayenne

Simon Gionet / 2020 / 11 min. / Canada / FRENCH

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

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

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

Photos

Cayenne - Simon Gionet - 2020
Cayenne - Simon Gionet - 2020
Cayenne - Simon Gionet - 2020

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