Down in Paris is a French film directed by Antony Hickling in 2021. It was first screened at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival and Out on Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival, United States.[1][2][3][4][5] [6] [7]

Down in Paris
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Directed byAntony Hickling
Written byAntony Hickling, Pierre Guiho, Raphaël Bouvet
Produced byAntony Hickling
StarringAntony Hickling, Dominique Frot, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc
CinematographyYann Gadaud
Edited byYannis Polinacci
Music byLoki Starfish
Production
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H&A Films
Distributed byH&A Films, TLA Releasing, Optimale France
Running time
102 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench, English

Plot

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The film revolves around a middle aged film director in the middle of a personal crisis. He heads into the Parisian night looking for answers.[8]

Cast

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Awards

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  • Down in Paris wins: Best Director, Queer international Film Festival, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Nov 2022 [9]
  • Down in Paris wins: Best Director for a Feature Film (International), Yellowstone International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, October 2022 [10]
  • Down In Paris wins Best Narrative Feature for the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival OCT 2021 [11][12]
  • Antony Hickling for Down In Paris wins The Kim Renders Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, Feb 2022 [13]
  • Down In Paris obtained the Arthouse Recommendation from the French Association of Arthouse Cinemas on Feb 24, 2022.

References

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  1. ^ "Down in Paris". Reeling 2021.
  2. ^ "Antony Hickling Takes a Spiritual Gay Journey 'Down In Paris'". EDGE Media Network.
  3. ^ "Down in Paris (2021)" – via www.filmaffinity.com.
  4. ^ "Down in Paris (2021)". en.unifrance.org.
  5. ^ "Down in Paris at the Chicago Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival". frenchculture.org.
  6. ^ "Times of Israel". fr.timesofisrael.com.
  7. ^ "Reel Chicago". Reelchicago.com. 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Down In Paris" – via www.allocine.fr.
  9. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11880722/mediaviewer/rm652753665?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_evt_27
  10. ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11880722/awards/?ref_=tt_awd
  11. ^ "Winning films of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival". October 26, 2021.
  12. ^ Farinas, Gerald. "For your viewing pleasure! Reeling LGBTQ film festival announces awardees". ChicagoPride.com.
  13. ^ "Winning films of ReelOut: The 23rd Reeout Queer Film Festival". February 16, 2022.
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