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Prends Chair

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Premiere Type
Premiere Type
Los Angeles County Premiere
Category
Film Category
Short
Runtime
Run Time
17m 34s
Country
Country
France
Directed by
Directed by
Armin Assadipour
Produced by
Produced By
Vanessa Buttin-labarthe, Jean Bouthors
Written by
Written by
Armin Assadipour Adrien Louiset
Main Cast
Main Cast
Ludovic François, Cassiopée Mayance, Lucas Phiv, Lorenzo Da Silva, Akeem Freitas, Astrid Bayiha, Christopher Bayemi, Zakaria El Baialy, Matéo Krikorian
Synopsis
Venance, an overweight teenager, faces remarks and teasing about his overweightness, in his neighborhood and even in his own family. His body reacts to become an outlet for his pain.
Meet the Filmmaker
Meet the Filmmaker

Armin

Assadipour

Director
Graduated from l’École des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (EMCA) in Angoulême and from La Poudrière in Valence, Armin Assadipour is an animated film director. FLESH OUT (PRENDS CHAIR) is his first professional film....Read more
Graduated from l’École des Métiers du Cinéma d'Animation (EMCA) in Angoulême and from La Poudrière in Valence, Armin Assadipour is an animated film director. FLESH OUT (PRENDS CHAIR) is his first professional film. Through the character of Venance, an overweight teenager, the director expresses all the violence and uneasiness he experienced during his adolescence. Most of his work focuses on human relationships within the family. Read less