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    Dustin

    Directed by Naïla Guiguet
    France | 20 minutes |

In an abandoned warehouse, a crowd is dancing as one to techno music. Among them is Dustin, a young trans woman and crew: Felix, Raya and Juan. As the night draws on, collective hysteria morphs into sweet melancholy, and euphoria into yearning for tenderness.

In competition for Best of the Festival Award and Best LGBT+ Short.

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Director: Naïla Guiguet
Producers: Jean-Etienne Brat, Lou Chicoteau
Screenwriter: Naïla Guiguet
Cinematographers: Claire Mathon
Editor: Nathan Jacquard, Vincent Tricon
Music: Kompromat, Moth, 999999999, Jacidorex, Manni Dee & Myler, Shlømo, Mijo, Syracuse, Pawlowski, Trym
Cast: Dustin Muchuvitz, Félix Maritaud, Raya Martigny, Juan Corrales, Lucie Borleteau, Erwan Fale
Country: France
Language: in French with English subtitles
Year: 2020
Running Time: 20 minutes
Awards: imdB Pro Short Cuts Award for Best Short Film, Toronto International Film Festival; Audience Award & Special Mention, Curtocircuíto - International Film Festival; Best Fiction Film, Curtas Vila do Conde International Film Festival; Best Short Film, International Short Film Festival of Cyprus; European Film Award Qualification, Kurzfilmtage Winterthur; Best Short Film, Zagreb Film Festival; Best international Short Film, Leuven International Short Film Festival; Jury Special Mention, Les Arcs Film Festival; Librarians Award & Best Actress Award & Special Mention of the Young Film Lover, Festival Premiers Plans; Azure Productions Award for Best Rainbow Short, Flickerfest International Short Film Festival; Best Short Fiction Award, Go Short - International Short Film Festival Nijmegen; Audience Award, Sun Valley Film Festival
Primary Company: Square Eyes
Contact Email: info@squareeyesfilm.com

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2021 ShortFest Archive