Joan Chemla (born in 1984) is a French film director.
Biography
After an initial stint in law and journalism, Joan Chemla wrote, produced, and directed her first short film ''Mauvaise Route in 2008''. She later directed '' Dr Nazi'', an adaptation from a
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski ( ; born Heinrich Karl Bukowski, ; August 16, 1920 – March 9, 1994) was a German-American poet, novelist, and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural, and economic ambience of his adopted ...
short story (which won Canal+ award at the Clermont-Ferrand film festival) and ''L'homme à la cervelle d'or'' ''(The man with the golden brain)'', from a short story by Alphonse Daudet.
Her first feature, ''
If You Saw His Heart
''If You Saw His Heart'' (french: Si tu voyais son cœur, link=no) is a French drama film, directed by Joan Chemla and released in 2017. Based partially on Guillermo Rosales's novel ''Boarding House'', the film stars Gael García Bernal as a Danie ...
(Si tu voyais son cœur)'' premiered at the
2017 Toronto International Film Festival
The 42nd annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 7 to 17 September 2017. There were fourteen programmes, with the Vanguard and City to City programmes both being retired from previous years, with the total number of films down b ...
in the Platform competition. Following this selection,
Cameron Bailey
Cameron Bailey is a Canadian film critic and festival programmer, who is the CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF).
Biography
Born in London, England to parents from Barbados,