The Hero With A Thousand Faces
Juliette Joffé
2016 - 26 min - Video Full HD - Couleur - Belgique

Anxious of not currently acting, an aging actor embarks on a seemingly aimless road trip. He confides in a young British hitchhiker who understands almost nothing of his French. Mixing documentary scenes, impressionistic monologues and absurdist dialogues the film focuses on a protagonist who only feels comfortable in fictional roles, struggling to live with himself and his past. Narrated with fleeting associations, the film takes us on an inner journey in which thought becomes landscape. The actor’s struggle reflects universal themes of striving to accept one’s history and longing to escape into endless journey to become someone else.

Artiste | Homme | Mémoire | Portrait | Théâtre | Voyage


Author-Director : Juliette Joffé
Photography : Jonathan Wannyn
Sound : Gert Verboven
Editing : Frédéric-Pierre Saget
Delegate Producer : Mountain View Productions

Distribution


Distributor : Mountain View Productions

Distinctions

2020 - FLIGHT - Mostra internazionale del cinema di Genova, Genova (Italie) : Meilleur court-métrage
2020 - At the Fringe, Tranas (Suède) : Sélection
2019 - Hazel Eye Film Festival (HEFF), Nashville (États-Unis) : Sélection
2019 - Faito Doc Festival, Naples (Italie) : Sélection
2018 - Asolo Art Film Festival, Asolo (Italie) : Sélection
2017 - FIDMarseille (Festival International de Cinéma), Marseille (France) : Sélection
2017 - Open City London Documentary Festival, Londres (Royaume-Uni) : Les 10 meilleurs films du Canada
2017 - HCFF Höga Kusten Filmfestival (High Coast International Film Festival), Nordingrå (Suède) : Sélection