A Kind of Testament

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. A stranger with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”
by Stephen Vuillemin
with Naomi Christie, Angela Clerkin, Freida Siddall, Aisha Arden, Bethy Read
France 2023 English 16’ Colour World premiere | Animation

With

  • Naomi Christie (Main character)
  • Angela Clerkin (Animator)
  • Freida Siddall (Child)
  • Aisha Arden (Vet)
  • Bethy Read (Friend)

Crew

DirectorStephen Vuillemin
ScreenplayStephen Vuillemin
AnimationStephen Vuillemin
EditingStephen Vuillemin
MusicCharlie Janiaut
SoundLucien Krampf
Art DirectorStephen Vuillemin
Production ManagerJoséphine Mancini
ProducersUgo Bienvenu, Felix De Givry
Co-ProducerStephen Vuillemin
Co-ProductionAycevee, London

Produced by

Remembers

Paris, France

www.remembers.fr www.remembers.fr

Stephen Vuillemin

The animation director, comic creator and illustrator was born in Besançon, France in 1986. His 2011 webcomic “Lycéennes” was recognised as a “novel use of animated gifs” by Cartoon Brew. From 2016 onwards, he made his first short animated film A Kind of Testament, working alone at first and then with the support of the production company, Remembers. He has also worked with companies like Chanel and the “New York Times”. After living in London and Taipei, he is currently based in Paris.

Filmography (short films)

2023 A Kind of Testament

Dates

Berlinale Shorts III
Sun Feb 19 14:00

Cubix 2

Screening for press and industry professionals | With accreditation only

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Tue Feb 21 15:30

Cubix 9

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Wed Feb 22 11:00

Cubix 3

Shorts Take Their Time: Each film followed by a detailed Q&A

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Thu Feb 23 21:30

Cubix 9

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Fri Feb 24 12:30

Cineplex Titania

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