Yann Gonzalez

The story of the French fantasy cinema from Méliès to Raw.

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At the end of June in Paris: Mireille accompanies his friend Thomas, a solitary and restless being, during a walk to Père Lachaise. Thomas is very agitated, worried. He confides to Mireille that he wishes to be cremated in the event of death. In September: after a period of holidays, Mireille returns at her home. She and his friends do not any more manage to contact Thomas. After investigation, Mireille learns that Thomas died in August, only. As he has no family his body was interred in the square of the needy of the new cemetery of Thiais. Mireille wants to honor the last wills of his friend, but the law is strict: to dig up the body and cremate it, the services of the city hall have to have the signature of a member of Thomas's family. Mireille learns that Thomas had a younger brother, Melchior. But But the young man, marginalized, abandoned for years by his older brother, refuses to sign the licence to dig up.

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

A sexual reverie unfolds over the course of one ethereal night. Characters wander through an erotic maze of love and lust, blurring the lines between wet dream and lucid nightmare as a macabre, erotic stage performance sends a ripple of lustful desires through its audience and performers.

Two policemen interrupt a secret ceremony: a woman being disembowelled at the bottom of a garden to let out her inner beauty. This situation is presented in a variety of ways and all possibilities are explored.

In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

In the summer of 1979, gay porn producer Anne sets out to film her most ambitious film yet, but her actors are picked off, one by one, by a mysterious killer.

An unusual bandit trio spends autumn in a village by Lake Maggiore. In their holiday apartment they create a parallel world, which little reflects their surroundings. As the pressures of the outside world begin to weigh in on them, they kidnap a tourist in order to give their lives a purpose.

A girl, a boy, a ghost. Some pop music and noisy rock. Meanwhile, youth keeps fading away.

A girl, a boy, a ghost. Some pop music and noisy rock. Meanwhile, youth keeps fading away.

Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The Star, The Stud and The Teen.

Around midnight, a young couple and their transvestite maid prepare for an orgy. Their guests will be The Slut, The Star, The Stud and The Teen.

Actor and director Jacques Nolot opens up to the camera about his desires, doubts, anxieties… and of what fulfils him in life as much as it connects him with death. Between dreams and memory, everything seems to gradually crumble.

Macha, Nathan and Walter are awaited by a young man outside the high-school. He's here to lead them. Away from the city. To the sea. Into a night they might never return from.

Macha, Nathan and Walter are awaited by a young man outside the high-school. He's here to lead them. Away from the city. To the sea. Into a night they might never return from.

A suburb housing. Two girls on the phone are looking for each other but never succeed to meet. One of them vanishes.

November 1989: in Brussels, Victor is looking for Elina, his summer love who mysteriously vanished. He meets Damian, an enlightened English journalist, and Rosie, a punkish Dutch barmaid. Together, they dive into the night, driven by the New Beat fever.

In the darkness of their respective rooms, two girls, in love with one another, converse on the Internet. But something is broken.

Kate screams, burns, kisses furiously. But the times are tepid, the music "cold," and Kate can no longer come. Until Julien, who died ten years ago, gives her pleasure again.

Kate screams, burns, kisses furiously. But the times are tepid, the music "cold," and Kate can no longer come. Until Julien, who died ten years ago, gives her pleasure again.

Passionate by Japanese pop culture, Fleur returns to her hometown to announce some big news to her family: she's moving to Tokyo. But there, no one has ever supported Fleur during her transition. Except for her cousin Noé who could become the ally she needs.

A vibrant anthology of LGBTQ+ short films and music videos that delve into the complexities of youth, identity, and desire. This diverse collection showcases a range of cinematic voices—both emerging and established—exploring the exhilaration, vulnerability, and confusion of coming-of-age through stories that celebrate queer love, self-discovery, and the breaking of societal boundaries. Blending narrative shorts, experimental visuals, and music-driven pieces, the anthology offers an evocative, multifaceted portrait of innocence transformed.

Mock trailer for a fictional porn film within Yann Gonzales' movie Knife+Heart.

I wake up gagged, hands and feet tied. I can see the clouds go by through the window. I'm in the back seat of a car. Who is this man driving? And where is he taking me?

A party at night. Some teenagers dance and fall in love as if it was the first and the last time.