A French Youth (French: Une jeunesse française) is a Canadian-French documentary film, directed by Jérémie Battaglia and released in 2024.[1] The film profiles a small group of young immigrant men in the Provence region of France who have taken up the popular local sport of camargue.[2]

A French Youth
FrenchUne jeunesse française
Directed byJérémie Battaglia
Written byJérémie Battaglia
Produced byAmélie Lambert Bouchard
Elodie Pollet
Valérie Dupin
Cyrille Perez
Gilles Perez
CinematographyJérémie Battaglia
Edited byAndrea Henriquez
Music byArmand Glowinski
Production
companies
13 Prods
Les Films Extérieur Jour
Les Productions du Lagon
Distributed byLes Films du 3 mars
Release date
Running time
84 minutes
CountriesCanada
France
LanguageFrench

The film premiered at the 2024 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]

It was longlisted for the 2024 Jean-Marc Vallée DGC Discovery Award.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Pat Mullen, "A French Youth Review: Migrants Take the Bull by the Horns". Point of View, May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ Sarah Sahagian, "Hot Docs 2024: Our Review of ‘A French Youth’". In the Seats, April 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Kelly Townsend, "Hot Docs unveils full lineup for 31st edition". Playback, March 26, 2024.
  4. ^ Connie Thiessen, "DGC unveils Discovery Award long list". Broadcast Dialogue, September 12, 2024.
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