''My Super 8 Season'' (also known in French as ''Ma saison super 8'') is a 2005 French film by

Alessandro Avellis Alessandro Avellis (born 30 September 1975) is an Italian film director. Alessandro Avellis studied film direction in Rome. Since 2000 he lives in Paris. He directed some short films selected and awarded in several international film festivals, of ...

that deals with gay and lesbian issues.

Synopsis

In the early 1970s, an attractive young Parisian student, Marc, tries to organize students to fight for gay rights. Meanwhile, his best friend, Julie, becomes involved in feminist and class causes. Sparks fly when these disparate groups unite in opposition to the status quo during a heated radio show debate, leading to radical changes. ''My Super 8 Season'' is freely inspired by the story of the FHAR, the Homosexual Revolutionary Action Front, and dedicated to its leaders

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and

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Cast

* Axel Philippon as Marc * Célia Pilastre as Julie * Roman Girelli as André * Magali Domec as Marguerite * Antoine Mory as Stéphane * Nicolas Quilliard as Le père de Marc * Thierry Barèges as Vincent * Jean-Pierre Frankfower as Le professeur * Nicolas Christin as Le flic en civil * Nicolas Villena as L'amant de Julie * Jean-Marc Cozic as Le commissaire * Rivka Braun as La voisine

Festival screenings

2005

* Festival du film gay et lesbien – Paris (France)

2006

* Festival du film gay et lesbien – Brussels (Belgium) * Da Sodoma a Hollywood – Turin (Italy) * Vues d’en face – Grenoble (France), Journées du cinema gay – Rouen (France) * Image+Nation – Montreal (Canada)

2007

* The New Fest – New York (US) * Austin Int’l G&L Film Festival – Austin (US) *

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– Washington (US) * Corona Cork Film Festival – Cork (Ireland) * Reeling Int’l G&L Film Festival – Chicago (US) * Mix Brasil - São Paulo, Brasília, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

2008

* Mix Brasil Tour 2008 (Brazil) * Festival Désirs Désirs – Tours (France) * Mardi Gras Film Festival – Sydney (Australia) * London L&G Film Festival – London (UK) * Melbourne Queer Film Festival – Melbourne (Australia) * Outfest – Los Angeles 2008 (US) * Q! Film Festival – Jakarta, Bali, Surabaya (Indonesia) * Llamale H - Uruguay Int‘l Film Festival – Montevideo 2008 (Uruguay) * Seattle Lesbian & Gay Film Festival – Seattle 2008 (US) * Pride Film Festival – Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban (South Africa) * Florence Queer Festival – Florence 2008 (Italy)

DVD

* Antiprod 2006 (France, Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg)

External links

* 2005 films 2005 drama films 2000s French-language films 2000s LGBTQ-related drama films French drama films {{2000s-France-film-stub 2005 LGBTQ-related films 2000s French films French LGBTQ-related films