EXISTERE

Angelo, in his thirties, sees a few fragments of his life flashing before his eyes, in a strange dream...

  • Alexandre David Lejuez
    Director
  • Alexandre David Lejuez
    Writer
  • Alexandre David Lejuez
    Producer
  • Alexandre David Lejuez
    Key Cast
    "Angelo"
  • Tony Lejuez
    Key Collaborators
  • Séverine Oriot
    Key Collaborators
  • Eva Langlet
    Key Collaborators
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Fantasy, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    May 28, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Direct Monthly Online Film Festival 2021
    Canton
    United States
    September 1, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki Free Short Festival 2021
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    August 27, 2021
    Official Selection (Summer Edition)
  • Guttercast Festival 2021

    United States
    September 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Cooper Awards 2021

    Ukraine
    September 5, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Kalakari Film Festival

    India
    October 2, 2021
    Official Selection
  • Onyko Films Awards

    Estonia
    Official Selection
  • The Lift Off Global Network Sessions
    Iver
    United Kingdom
    November 15, 2021
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Alexandre David Lejuez

Alexandre David Lejuez is a French filmmaker and artist born on November 03, 1996 in Paris. Graduated from a literary baccalaureate with cinema option, and a license in Art & Cinema, he created the Noctura Films production in January 2018 and directed a psychological trilogy (Seul le Sang me Guide / Vincire / I'm Not a Psychopath) between February 2018 and March 2019 which obtains several selections abroad.

Subsequently, he directed his first feature film, Erotic. This one is selected in various international festivals and wins some prizes. In particular, for the best experimental film in Turkey, at the Kiarostami Film Festival.

In February 2020, he directed his second feature film, Drunkenness, an experimental psychological horror film, filmed entirely in a subjective shot. The film was finalized in December. In 2021, it won several awards including for the best cinematography, production design and sound in Curitiba, Brazil. Also, it won the award for the best experimental feature film at the 8th edition of Accord Cine Fest, in Mumbai.

The same year, he released a new erotic film, EMMA, a short film available directly on VOD. The film won the award for best soundtrack (also composed by ADL) in Greece, in Thessaloniki.

On June 2, 2021, Drunkenness is released on VOD on UK Film Channel then on Amazon Prime Video.

On September 1, 2021, his new experimental short film, Existere, made its premiere at the Direct Monthly Online Film Festival, an independent American festival. Following this selection, it participated in other international festivals (Ukraine, Estonia etc.) The short film is released exclusively on the Swiss platform, Sofy TV, on 21 December 2021.

That same month, ADL finalized his third feature film, Genocidium, after a year of work.
The film is a finalist in the Experimental category in Rome, at the Prisma Independent Film Awards.
Then, he won fourth awards (in France, India, Turkey and USA) including the best feature film. On March 23, 2022, the film was released on VOD in United States and United Kingdom on Amazon Prime Video, then on the French platform, SOFA VOD.

In November 2022, Alexandre finished his fourth feature film, The Strange Dreams of Hypnos and Venus, an experimental, musical and fantasy film which pays homage to silent cinema.

On January 5, 2023, he released the digital album of Emma movie soundtrack ​on Bandcamp.

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