Chloé Robichaud
Chloé Robichaud (born January 31, 1988) is a Canadian director best known for her debut film Sarah Prefers to Run. The film premiered at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section.
Early life and education
Robichaud was born in Cap Rouge, Quebec. She complete her film studies at Concordia University.[1]
Career
Robichaud made her feature film debut with Sarah Prefers to Run.[2] It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]
Robichaud launched the webseries Féminin/Féminin in 2014, about a group of six Montrealer lesbians dealing with love and growing up in the city.[5] The series ran for eight episodes.
In 2015 Robichaud announced her next film would be Pays, which presents three women who's paths cross in Besco, a small isolated island facing an important economic crisis.
Félixe, an idealistic Canadian, elected as a federal deputy at only 25 years old, Danielle, a strong and confident woman in her mid 40s, President of Besco, and Emily, a talented American mediator in her 30s leading negotiations between both countries.
Dealing with the political conflict about the exploitation of Besco’s natural resources will bring these women to question how they wish to balance work with their personal lives.
Under pressure, will they remain faithful to themselves and their values?
Filmography
- Regardless (2008)
- Au revoir Timothy (2009)
- Moi non plus (2010)
- Nature morte (2010)
- Chef de meute (2012)
- Sarah Prefers to Run (2013)
- Féminin/Féminin (2014)
- Pays (2016)
References
- ↑ Lacey, Liam (May 20, 2013). "‘I don’t have a Plan B’: Quebec's Chloé Robichaud at Cannes". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ Chloé Robichaud is heading to Cannes with Sarah préfère la course - Concordia grad lives the dream By T'Cha Dunlevy, GAZETTE Film Critic 18 April 2013
- ↑ "2013 Official Selection". Cannes. 21 April 2013. Retrieved 21 May 2013. (English) SARAH PREFERE LA COURSE (SARAH PREFERS TO RUN)
- ↑ http://www.filmschoolrejects.com/tag/sarah-prefere-la-course Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Sarah Prefers to Run’ Cannes Film Festival By Shaun Munro on 22 May 2013
- ↑ Bianco, Marcie (January 23, 2014). ""Féminin/Féminin" is a French-Canadian web series to watch". Afterellen.com. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ Chloé Robichaud at mediaqueer.ca.