A Kind of Testament (2023) – Stephen Vuillemin – Remembers & Aycevee

A young woman comes across animations on the Internet that have clearly been created from her private selfies. An unknown female with the same name confesses to identity theft. But death is quicker than the answer to the question: “Why?”

Directed by Stephen Vuillemin
Written by Stephen Vuillemin

Production : Remembers & Co
Produced by Ugo Bienvenue, Félix de Givry

Co production : Aycevee
Co produced by Stephen Vuillemin

Distribution : Manifest
Distributed by Anaïs Colpin & Andréa Goncalves

Financing partners : Canal +, CNC

* Premiered – Berlinale 2023 *
153 official selections / 47 Awards

• winner ••• Go Short ••• Go short award for best animation ••• Oscars Qualifying
• winner ••• Animafest  ••• Zlatko Grgic award 
• winner ••• Olhar de Cinema – Curitiba Int’l Film Festival à Curitibal ••• Best Film 
• winner ••• Festival du film court en plein air ••• Screenplay prize
• winner ••• Fantasia International Film Festival  ••• Satoshi Kon Award for Best Animated Short Film 
• winner ••• Silhouette••• Special Jury Prize & Young Jury Prize 
• winner ••• Fantoche International Animation Film Festival ••• Best international short film 
• winner ••• Film Fest de Gent••• Best international short film
• winner •••Bolton Film Festival  ••• Best animation 
• winner ••• Animatou  ••• School Prize for students aged 16 and over + special mention from the international jury
• winner ••• BitBang International Animation Festival  ••• 1st Place Award 
• winner ••• Banjaluka International Animated Film Festival  ••• Grand Prix 
• winner ••• Prix Emile-Reynaud  ••• Emile-Reynaud Prize
• winner ••• Festival du Cinéma International d’Abitibi-Temiscamingue  ••• Vital Espace Court Prize
• winner •••IMAGINE Fantastic Film Festival  •••Meliès d’Argent
• winner ••• PÖFF Shorts ••• Jury Special Mention 
• winner ••• TOFUZI International Film Festival ••• Grand Prix 
• winner ••• CutOut Fest International Animation and Digital Art Festival ••• Best International Narrative Short Film award
• winner •••Short Waves Festival ••• Audience Award 
• winner ••• The Academy of Dead Racers  ••• Silver Audience Award
• winner ••• Flanimation Film Festival ••• Best in show  
• winner ••• FilmfestDresden  ••• Golden Horseman Sound Design 
• winner ••• Semana de cine de Medina ••• 1st Prize 
• winner ••• SubTropical Independant Film Festival  ••• Best Sound Design & Audience Choice Awards
• winner ••• Imaxinaria ••• Jury Prize 
• winner ••• Festival Regard ••• Best Animation Short Film Award 
• winner ••• ANIMOCJE ••• Grand Prix 
• winner ••• International Animated Film Festival ANIMATOR  ••• Audience Award 
• winner ••• Cinemajove  ••• Special Jury Mention 
• winner ••• Festival du film de Contis ••• Grand Prix Special Mention of the Jury
• winner ••• Friss Hus  ••• Audience Award 
• winner ••• FEST New Directors/New film festival ••• Honorable Mention 
• winner ••• BuSHo ••• Student jury Best Animation 
• winner ••• Turku Animated Film Festival ••• Special Mention 
• winner •••Insomnia International Animation Festival ••• The Special Prize of the Jury 
• winner ••• European Animation Awards – Emile Awards ••• Best Innovative Short Film 
• winner ••• Tacoma Film Festival ••• Best Animated Short Award 
• winner ••• AlCiné 35 ••• Third Diamond Prize
• winner ••• Rabat International Author Film Festival ••• Best Animated Film
• winner ••• La nuit du court métrage  ••• Young Jury Prize
• winner ••• Lublin Film Festival ••• Golden Anteater Focus Animation
• winner ••• Mutoscope  ••• Jury Prize
• winner ••• Pumpkin Fantasy Film Festival  ••• Best Animation Film
• winner ••• Sea Slug Animation Festival ••• Audience Award

••• Credits •••

Starring : Naomi Yang, Anfela Clerkin, Freida Siddall, Aisha Arden, Bethy Read
Director of Photography : Stephen VUILLEMIN
Music Composers : QOSO (Charlie Janiaut)
2D Animator : Jocelyn Charles, Tom Rameaux, Gabrielle Selnet, Stephen Vuillemin
3D Animator : Simon Cadilhac
Production manager :Joséphine Mancini
Sound Editor : Lucien Krampf
Sound mixer : Matthieu Gasnier
Voice & Saxophone record at 19 Sound
Graphic design : Charlie Janiaut