''With Jeff'' () is a Canadian drama film, directed by
Marie-Ève Juste
Marie-Ève Juste is a Canadian film director from Quebec. Her 2012 short film '' With Jeff (Avec Jeff, à moto)'' premiered in the Director's Fortnight at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival, and was a shortlisted Prix Jutra nominee for Best Live Action ...
La Presse
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'', May 23, 2012. The film stars Laury Verdieu as Nydia, a shy, quiet
Haitian Canadian
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student leading a regimented and isolated life, who gains a taste of freedom when she accepts a
motorcycle
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ride from her classmate Jeff (Liridon Rashiti).
The film premiered in the Director's Fortnight at the
2012 Cannes Film Festival
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, and had its Canadian premiere in the Short Cuts program at the
2012 Toronto International Film Festival
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.
The film received a
Prix Jutra
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