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MUSIC VIDEO.
directed with Spacetajin
4
ZOUAVE
holy waters run deep
holy waters run deep
MAUVAIS GENRE
queer romance released in 2020

NOT THAT KIND OF GUY
Somewhere in the French countryside, Léto is stuck in a modest industrial suburban town. Down tower blocks, a bunch of broke and bully thugs rule over the wasteland he crosses everyday to pick up his moped before work. However one day, this ambient hostility turns into the overwhelming charm of an unexpected encounter... Léto will thus draw his emancipation from Hamza, an enigmatic ice rink employee just as outsider as him.
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi
MAUVAIS GENRE (2020) © Sarah Al Atassi

CREW
WRITER-DIRECTOR
sarah al atassi
PRODUCER
wombat films
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY
evgenia alexandrova
SOUND MIXER
hugo deguillard
FILM EDITOR
sarah al atassi
ORIGINAL MUSIC SOUNDTRACK
zaïd sahli
CAST
LETO
sohan pague
HAMZA / LETO'S CRUSH
issa al issa
LETO ONE NIGHT STAND
tibo drouet
LETO'S FRIEND
philippe bilheur
CINEMA MANAGER
raphaël thiéry
CLARISSE / RINK RECEPTIONNIST
clémentine sergent
THUGS
lahcen elmazouzi
leyhan hoinard
théophile dubus
anthony da silva
sébastien ali larbi
nicolas ali larbi
sarah al atassi
COUPLE FROM PORN VIDEO
simon frenay
maël dutheil
FUNDS & AWARDS
FINACIAL SUPPORTS
CICLIC - bourse première oeuvre
CANAL+
PROCIREP ANGOA
CNC - audiovisual support fund (FSA)
SCENARIO REWARD
screenplay competition winner - Brive international medium-length film festival - 2018
FESTIVAL AWARDS
best LGBT film winner - Sandbar international film awards (Ireland) - 2020
best performance winner (actor sohan pague) - Sandbar again - 2020
best director winner (sarah al atassi) - Los Angeles diversity film festival - 2021
audience award winner (best short film) - Désir...Désirs festival (France) - 2021

FESTIVALS
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QUEERSICHT FILMFESTIVAL · Bern (Sweden)
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INDIANAPOLIS LGBT FILM FESTIVAL · USA
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ROME INDEPENDENT FILM FESTIVAL · Italia
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BROOKLYN FILM FESTIVAL · New York (USA)
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KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATIONAL QUEER FILM FESTIVAL · Bombay (India)
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PINK APPLE LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL · Zurich (Sweden)
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FESTIVAL DU FILM SUBVERSIF · Metz (France)
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CHANGING FACE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL · Sydney (Australia)
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DESIR...DESIRS LGBTQIA+ FILM FESTIVAL · Tours (France)
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CONNECTICUT LGBTQ FILM FESTIVAL · New England (USA)
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LOS ANGELES DIVERSITY FILM FESTIVAL · California (USA)
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SANDBAR INTERNATIONAL FILM AWARDS · Belfast (Northern Irelande)
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MELBOURNE QUEER FILM FEST · Australia
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QUEER SCREEN FILM FEST · Sydney (Australia)
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CINEMARGES · Bordeaux (France)
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FACE A FACE LGBTI+ FESTIVAL · Saint-Etienne (France)

