Youssouf Abi-Ayad

Youssouf Abi-Ayad

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The Revelations 2024
Title: The Revelations 2024
Released: January 15, 2024
Type: Movie
The thirty-two emerging talents of French cinema running for the César for Best Female Revelation and the César for Best Male Revelation are brought together in a short film directed by Senegalese photographer Malick Bodian.
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You Promised Me the Sea
Title: You Promised Me the Sea
Character: Saïd
Released: October 4, 2023
Type: Movie
Rennes, nowadays. Saïd still lives with his parents. He is having a secret affair with Vincent. Unable to face his family, he agrees to an arranged marriage with Hadjira. After an unhappy love affair and a few run-ins with the law, she too has resigned herself to obeying her mother. Trapped by their families, Saïd and Hadjira join forces in spite of themselves, to find their own freedom.
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The French Boys 4
Title: The French Boys 4
Character: Mehdi
Released: March 18, 2022
Type: Movie
Thirsty one night stands, confused straight boys, rooftop confessions and a ménage-à-trois that explodes with hilarious results - it's all just part of the package in this latest offering of spirited story-telling from our Gallic friends. The short films are: Discreet [Scred] (2017); Distinguished Feelings [Sentiments distingués] (2019); Rue des Roses (2012); First Love [Premier amour] (2021); The Edge [4 fromages] (2019); Without Transition [Sans transition] (2021); Fragile [Babtou fragile] (2021).
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Boys On Film 21: Beautiful Secret
Title: Boys On Film 21: Beautiful Secret
Character: Giuseppe (segment "The Pier Man")
Released: March 1, 2021
Type: Movie
Those boys you know and love are back! Boys On Film invites you on a voyage of emotion-soaked self-discovery, where same-sex attraction is celebrated, first loves are tenderly formulated, and beautiful secrets burn and bloom. Volume 21: Beautiful Secret includes nine complete films: Theo James Krekis's "Memoirs Of A Geeza" starring Elliot Warren and Tony Richardson; Joe Morris's "We Are Dancers" starring Hans Piesbergen and Simon Eckert; Zachary Ayotte's "My Dad Works The Night Shift" starring Victor Boudreault, Antoine L'Écuyer, and François Trudel; Loïc Hobi's "The Pier Man" starring Hubert Girard and Youssouf Abi-Ayad; Jason Bradbury's "My Sweet Prince" starring Yodi Roodner; Abel Rubinstein's "Dungarees" starring Pete MacHale and Ludovic Jean-Francios; Sam Peter Jackson's "Clothes & Blow" starring David Menkin and Nancy Baldwin; George Dogaru's "A Normal Guy" starring Vlad Bîrzanu and Pedro Aurelian; and Pierce Hadjinicola & Sinclair Suhood's "Pretty Boy" starring Orlando Norman.
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Fragile
Title: Fragile
Character: Mehdi
Released: November 15, 2020
Type: Movie
Mehdi is a hopeless romantic. But he’s too uptight according to his best friend, Olive, who urges him to loosen up and have some fun with gay dating apps.
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Grand amour
Title: Grand amour
Released: July 4, 2020
Type: Movie
In collaboration with AIDES, an association fighting against HIV, this feature film brings together over 30 artists to explore the freedom to love beyond stereotypes. Desire, passion, break-ups, Grand Amour or the modern version of the freedom to love. All stories are told across genders and sexualities.
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The Pier Man
Title: The Pier Man
Character: Giuseppe
Released: November 7, 2019
Type: Movie
Theo is a young docker languishing in his native port. His life flows at the monotonous rhythm of cargo ships passing by. Through his encounter with Giuseppe, a disillusioned sailor ashore for a while, Theo will gather the courage to face the waves to escape his dull existence by trying to get into Giuseppe's gruff crew.
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Chats perchés
Title: Chats perchés
Character: Cloas
Released: January 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Summer, Picardy, Joe, a 20-year-old woman, is about to leave town for a new life, when Clotaire and Colas, two childhood friends/lovers return to town. Wandering together in the ruins of the small, industrial town, the trio reminisce about their utopian past.