Interview with filmmaker Cedric Messemanne (AFTER)

AFTER is what some might call an ‘arty’ film. It’s a short film that many would consider what this artform is all about. I recently chatted with the director Cedric Messemanne about AFTER and his reactions after it played at the August WILDsound FEEDBACK Film Festival.

Watch the Audience FEEDBACK of AFTER:

Interview with Cedric Messemanne:

Matthew Toffolo: What motivated you to make this film?

Cedric Messemanne: I initially wanted to make an ‘experimental documentary portrait’, but I quickly realized that I was more inspired by the character I had in my mind, as I did not want to change the mood and the rhythm I could picture. So it became a fictional portrait.

Matthew: From the idea to the finished product, how long did it take for you to make this film?

Cedric: It took me about a month to write it, two evenings to shoot it, and then…