Down in Paris

Down in Paris
Poster
Directed by	Antony Hickling
Written by	Antony Hickling, Pierre Guiho, Raphaël Bouvet
Produced by	Antony Hickling
Starring	Antony Hickling, Dominique Frot, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc
Cinematography	Yann Gadaud
Edited by	Yannis Polinacci
Music by	Loki Starfish
Production company	H&A Films
Distributed by	H&A Films, TLA Releasing, Optimale France
Release date	2021 (2021)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French, English

Down in Paris is a 2021 French film directed by Antony Hickling. It was first screened at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival and Out on Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival, United States. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Plot

The film revolves around a middle aged film director in the middle of a personal crisis. He heads into the Parisian night looking for answers. ^[8]

Cast

• Antony Hickling: Richard Barlow
• Dominique Frot: Samantha
• Jean-Christophe Bouvet: Robert
• Manuel Blanc: Mathias
• Thomas Laroppe: Tom
• Claudius Pan: Damien
• Nina Bakhshayesh: Elizabeth
• Raphaël Bouvet: Frédéric
• Mike Fédée: Claude
• Emmanuel Barrouyer: Paul
• Geoffrey Couët: Simon

Awards

• Down in Paris wins: Best Director, Queer international Film Festival, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Nov 2022 ^[9]
• Down in Paris wins: Best Director for a Feature Film (International), Yellowstone International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, October 2022 ^[10]
• Down In Paris wins Best Narrative Feature for the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival OCT 2021 ^{[11] [12]}
• Antony Hickling for Down In Paris wins The Kim Renders Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, Feb 2022 ^[13]
• Down In Paris obtained the Arthouse Recommendation from the French Association of Arthouse Cinemas on Feb 24, 2022.

References

1. "Down in Paris". Reeling 2021.
2. "Antony Hickling Takes a Spiritual Gay Journey 'Down In Paris'". EDGE Media Network.
3. "Down in Paris (2021)" – via www.filmaffinity.com.
4. "Down in Paris (2021)". en.unifrance.org.
5. "Down in Paris at the Chicago Reeling LGBTQ+ International Film Festival". frenchculture.org.
6. "Times of Israel". fr.timesofisrael.com.
7. "Reel Chicago". Reelchicago.com. 26 October 2021.
8. "Down In Paris" – via www.allocine.fr.
9. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11880722/mediaviewer/rm652753665?ref_=ttmi_mi_all_evt_27
10. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11880722/awards/?ref_=tt_awd
11. "Winning films of Reeling: The 39th Chicago LGBTQ+ Film Festival". October 26, 2021.
12. Farinas, Gerald. "For your viewing pleasure! Reeling LGBTQ film festival announces awardees". ChicagoPride.com.
13. "Winning films of ReelOut: The 23rd Reeout Queer Film Festival". February 16, 2022.

External links

• Down in Paris at IMDb
• The Awards for Reeling 2021
• , Interview with Antony Hickling for the Greek magazine AntiVirus, For the website avmag.gr, Published the 13 May 2024.