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Friend of a Friend

2020 | 14 min.

A young man is sexually assaulted and subdues, punishes, then befriends his own attacker while confronting his past and the ambiguities of sexuality. Part fiction, part non-fiction, part autobiogra

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  • Director: Zachary Zezima
  • Year: 2020
  • Country: FRA
  • Running time: 14
  • Animation technique: 2D animation
  • Title original: Friend of a Friend
  • Production company: Sacrebleu Productions
  • Festival selection: Animafest, 2021

Friend of a Friend

  • Director: Zachary Zezima
  • Year: 2020
  • Country: FRA
  • Running time: 14
  • Animation technique: 2D animation
  • Title original: Friend of a Friend
  • Production company: Sacrebleu Productions
  • Festival selection: Animafest, 2021
  • Producer: Ron Dyens
  • Animation: Angela Stempel and Zachary Zezima
  • Music: Arthur Dairaine
  • Sound: Mathieu Z’Graggen
  • Voice: Meera Rohit Kumbhani, Shawn Stoner, and Isaac Kessler
  • Target audience: adults
Synopsis:

A young man is sexually assaulted and subdues, punishes, then befriends his own attacker while confronting his past and the ambiguities of sexuality. Part fiction, part non-fiction, part autobiography and part dream, Friend of a Friend attempts to broaden the conversation around abuse and its motivations and implications, as well as the survivor vs. assailant dynamic and results of ostracization.

Friend of a Friend
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