A French Youth
The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.
The November 15 screening will be followed by a Q&A with Jérémie Battaglia and the film's protagonist, Jawad Bakloul
The November 19 & 20 screenings will be followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker
Winner of the Special Jury Prize, 2024 EBS International Documentary Festival
In the south of France, Jawad and Belka, two young men from North African origin free themselves through their passion for Camargue races. Much more than a traditional fight, this confrontation in front of a bull allows them to take their place in the arena as well as in French society. But at what cost?
Jérémie Battaglia
Jérémie Battaglia is a French Canadian filmmaker based in Montreal, where he co-funded the production company Extérieur Jour. He defines himself as an admirer of everyday heroes. He explored the themes of adversity, the body and his limits in Perfect and The Brother. Since his debut, with the short musical documentary Casseroles on the students protests of 2012, he tries to explore his medium through collaborations with artists from various art froms : animation, theater, dance, or music. He co-directed, with Johanne Madore, a circus film called The Sum of our Dreams, and with Mélanie Demers, a dance film titled The Goddam Milky Way. In 2024, in addition to Adonis, he will release a second feature-length documentary, The Other French Youth, about young North African men in the south of France that want to free themselves through their passion for bullfighting.
Photo: Guillaume Boucher
