Short Films by Yann Gonzalez

Short Films by Yann Gonzalez

7 Episodes

Sexy, surreal, and darkly stylish, the short films of French director Yann Gonzalez (KNIFE+HEART) capture ecstatic moments of human (and sometimes beyond human) connection, merging throbbing eroticism with a charge of giallo-like menace to probe the inextricable links between love, sex, death, and transcendence. Shot in ravishing neon-noir style and submerged in hypnotic synth soundscapes, these fearlessly queer fusions of art and pop cinema—including the beautifully kinky, strangely life-affirming monster movie Islands—pulse with polymorphous sexuality and gothic romanticism.

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Short Films by Yann Gonzalez

7 Episodes

  • Islands
    24:20
    Islands
    Episode 1

    Islands

    Episode 1

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2017 • France
    Starring Sarah-Megan Allouch, Mathilde Mennetrier, Alphonse Maîtrepierre

    In Yann Gonzalez’s hypnotic, neon-drenched erotic monster movie, an array of loosely connected queer outsiders wander through a maze of love and desire.

  • By the Kiss
    05:23
    By the Kiss
    Episode 2

    By the Kiss

    Episode 2

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2006 • France
    Starring Kate Moran, Thiago Telès, Salvatore Viviano

    A woman (Kate Moran) passes through a series of intense carnal encounters, only to find herself increasingly alone.

  • Intermission
    15:42
    Intermission
    Episode 3

    Intermission

    Episode 3

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2007 • France
    Starring Kate Moran, Salvatore Viviano, Pierre-Vincent Chapus

    Day turns to night and ennui to impromptu dance parties as a girl, a boy, and a ghost confront their fleeting youth.

  • I Hate You Little Girls
    43:33
    I Hate You Little Girls
    Episode 4

    I Hate You Little Girls

    Episode 4

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2008 • France
    Starring Kate Moran, Pierre-Vincent Chapus, Damien Gourmelon

    A young woman (Kate Moran) wrestles with erotic desires that only her dead ex-lover can fulfill.

  • Three Celestial Bodies
    15:36
    Three Celestial Bodies
    Episode 5

    Three Celestial Bodies

    Episode 5

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2009 • France
    Starring Julien Doré, Julie Brémond, César Domboy

    Three disaffected high school students meet a mysterious stranger for a philosophical journey to the edge of existence.

  • We Will Never Be Alone Again
    10:17
    We Will Never Be Alone Again
    Episode 6

    We Will Never Be Alone Again

    Episode 6

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2012 • France
    Starring Claire Ballu, Pauline Bécam, Valentin Chauvet

    With this blast of synth-soaked teenage delirium, director Yann Gonzalez captures the ecstatic communion of an all-night rave giving way to breaking dawn.

  • Land of My Dreams
    20:40
    Land of My Dreams
    Episode 7

    Land of My Dreams

    Episode 7

    Directed by Yann Gonzalez • 2012 • Portugal, France
    Starring Julie Brémond, Paula Guedes, Eurico Cardoso

    With her mother as master of ceremonies, a young stripper in a traveling sex show descends into the increasingly surreal depths of Porto, Lisbon. But what happens when she finds true love?

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