CAFE CREME

Coraline, a young black woman adopted by a white mother uses lightening cosmetics to bleach her skin. Her mother who moves in recently is a self-centered and slightly disconnected from reality person. She does not realize that her daughter has a serious identity problem. The use of a new more dangerous lightening cream will lead her to an awareness of the identity complex developed by the young woman since childhood ...

  • RAYMOND Gaëlle
    Director
  • RAYMOND Gaëlle
    Writer
  • RAYMOND Gaëlle
    Producer
  • RAYMOND Gaëlle
    Key Cast
    "Coraline"
  • LACOSTE LEBLANC Julia
    Key Cast
    "Mère"
  • LECOCQ Marie
    Key Cast
    "Coiffeuse"
  • LAGRANGE Charles
    Key Cast
    "Alex"
  • ARDITTI Franck
    Key Cast
    "Médecin"
  • MIKONDO Audrey
    Key Cast
    "Cliente "
  • SEMEDO MENDES Graceline
    Key Cast
    "Cliente"
  • ARDITTI Liliane
    Key Cast
    "Coifffeuse"
  • ZITA Odélia
    Key Cast
    "Coraline Enfant"
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    15 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    September 1, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • LOYOLA FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL
    NEW ORLEANS
    United States
    November 11, 2020
    Audience Award
  • LOYOLA FEMINIST FILM FESTIVAL
    NEW ORLEANS
    United States
    November 11, 2020
    Best student film
  • LES MELIES DU COURT METRAGE 2020
    PARIS
    France
    May 5, 2020
    Méliès de Bronze (3ème)
  • FESTIVAL LES COULEURS DU COURT METRAGE
    PARIS
    France
    April 20, 2019
    Special Mention
  • CINE EN COURTS 2020
    SOULAC
    France
    September 27, 2020
    Prix de la fiction
Director Biography - RAYMOND Gaëlle

Gaëlle Raymond was born on September 1st, 1983 in Martinique. After a pHD and a 10 years career in environmental sciences management, she decided in 2016 to devote herself entirely to her passion for Cinema and Theater.
Her 3-years classes at Cours Florent is Supplemented by several Jack Waltzer Masterclasses. Trilingual, Gaëlle knows how to play in French, English and Creole.
In 2018 she writes and directed her first short film entitled CAFÉ-CRÈME which deals with the construction of our identity and the risks associated with the use of lightening cosmetic products. CAFÉ-CRÈME wins a special mention at the "Couleurs du Court-métrage 2019" Festival. With an authentic and generous personality, a spicy character, and a taste for new challenges, Gaëlle still dreams of beautifying the world.

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