First Wednesday of the Month

Jan Kounen - Intégrale courts métrages

All Shorts film of Jan Kounen Director

The Letter Men

"The Letter Men" is based on the real love letters written by Gilbert Bradley to his sweetheart, Gordon Bowsher during WWII. Exchanged between 1938 and 1941, the letters were uncovered in 2017 and represent the largest known collection LGBTQ love letters from that time period. Using text from the actual letters, "The Letter Men" follows the two men as their fight to keep their love alive in the face of war and loss.

Automagic

On his return home, androgynous-looking Madhu attempts to seduce Ratnakar, his rickshaw driver, who is practicing celibacy in preparation for a religious pilgrimage.

Mad Dog

Johanie, the single mother of a dysfunctional family, takes a dim view of the arrival of Ian and his dog in the neighborhood. Like a trench dividing the two camps, the back alley becomes the witness of a rivalry where prejudice, fascination and frustration mingle slyly with the sound of barking.

Shoot Your Shot

A short film about teenage best friends Ronit and Brennan, as they struggle to reach the same emotional support page on a scorching afternoon in the summer. Ronit’s got an aching crush for Mike and doesn’t know if it’s too late, and Brennan is baffled by that fuzzy feeling all together. A coming-of-age story about masculinity between immigrants. It’s intimate, it’s a little out of their comfort zones, but inevitably, it ends in love.

Oh Sheep!

Two flocks of sheep are searching for companionship. But their shepherds, being at odds with each other, do everything to keep them separated.

Brûlure douce

Lou, a 16-year-old boy, is invited to spend the summer holidays at the home of Paul’s grandparents, a classmate of his. Their budding friendship grows stronger day by day, fueled by the idyllic atmosphere of the place and their work restoring an old boat they’ve decided to fix up. But what thread is this summer euphoria hanging by?

Second souffle

At 16, Gabriel takes over the camera of his deceased older brother and films his daily life with his little sister who is growing up, his mother who is sinking into madness and a boy from his neighborhood. An unexpected encounter will lead Gabriel to film a first love.

The Swap

Spoilers

Short film about the budding relationship between Leon and Felix, two people who meet unexpectedly and discover they share a lot in common.

Junket

Chaos ensues as a gay actor and his female costar fake being a couple as they try to save the press junket for their new television show.


Connection

An innocent Japanese boy steps into the dazzling world of White Party Bangkok for the first time-only to find himself swept away in a whirlwind romance with a popular Thai gogo boy.

2004 Was Twenty Years Ago

A successful 34-year-old returns to her hometown and ends up giving cool girl life advice to a 14-year-old, until her past catches up with her.

Taxi

Claude Léveillée expresses the frustrations of a taxi driver steering his vehicle through the obstacle course of downtown traffic. Accelerated camera action heightens the fury and the frenzy.

Two Night Owls in Paris

Near the oldest bridge in Paris, the Pont-Neuf, Camille, a second-hand bookseller, crosses paths with Paul, an Eiffel Tower trinket seller. Over the course of one night, these two young souls give in to the captivating rhythm of the City of Light.

Never Without My Denture

The fight against oppression of a gang of four crazy retirees. Four residents of a retirement home want to watch their favorite soap opera but the head nurse confiscates the remote control.

Insortable

Ruth

The year 2000. Maya, a young Londoner, goes to the small village of her Spanish girlfriend, Ruth, who has just died in an accident. She wants to say goodbye, but the shock and anxiety of presenting herself as the “foreign girlfriend” to family and friends she doesn't know and who speak a different language, is compounded by the perplexity of discovering that nobody knows who she is.

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

The classic tale of a loveable, outcast hunchback and the gypsy girl he adores is transformed into a musical, warmhearted animated classic in this delightfully updated version of a stirring masterpiece.

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