A Kind of Testament

Berlinale Shorts 2023

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 Animation

With

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

Crew

Director	Stephen Vuillemin
Screenplay	Stephen Vuillemin
Animation	Stephen Vuillemin
Editing	Stephen Vuillemin
Music	Charlie Janiaut
Sound	Lucien Krampf
Art Director	Stephen Vuillemin
Production Manager	Joséphine Mancini
Producers	Ugo Bienvenu, Felix De Givry
Co-Producer	Stephen Vuillemin
Co-Production	Aycevee London

World sales

Manifest

http://www.manifest.pictures http://www.manifest.pictures

Produced by

Remembers

https://www.remembers.fr https://www.remembers.fr

Photos

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

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2023