With Jeff (French: Avec Jeff, à moto) is a Canadian drama film, directed by Marie-Ève Juste and released in 2012.[1] The film stars Laury Verdieu as Nydia, a shy, quiet Haitian Canadian student leading a regimented and isolated life, who gains a taste of freedom when she accepts a motorcycle ride from her classmate Jeff (Liridon Rashiti).[1]
| With Jeff | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| French | Avec Jeff, à moto |
| Directed by | Marie-Ève Juste |
| Written by | Marie-Ève Juste |
| Produced by | Ménaïc Raoul Gabrielle Tougas-Fréchette |
| Starring | Laury Verdieu Liridon Rashiti |
| Cinematography | Ian Lagarde |
| Edited by | Felix Dufour-Laperrière |
Production company | Voyelles Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | French |
The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival,[2] and had its Canadian premiere in the Short Cuts program at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
The film received a Prix Jutra nomination for Best Short Film at the 15th Jutra Awards in 2013.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Marc Cassivi, "Marie-Ève à la Quinzaine". La Presse, May 23, 2012.
- ^ André Duchesne, "Un court québécois à la Quinzaine des réalisateurs". La Presse, April 25, 2012.
- ^ Danielle Ng See Quan, "Canadian features Inch’Allah, Antiviral, Still to headline at TIFF". Playback, August 8, 2012.
- ^ "Jutra : Laurence anyways et Rebelle en tête des nominations". Ici Radio-Canada, January 31, 2013.
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