ZAGREB FILM FESTIVAL
14.-21.10.2012.
It's Not a Cowboys Movie / Ce n'est pas un film de cow-boys
Benjamin Parent, France, 2012.
Directed by: Benjamin Parent
Script: Benjamin Parent, Joris Morio
Producer: David Frenkel
Production company: Synecdoche
Cinematography: Nicolas Loir
Editing: Béatrice Herminie
Music: Sarh (Thomas Parent/José Réis Fontao&Marie Flore)
Cast: Finnegan Oldfield, Malivaï Yakou, Leïla Choukri, Garance Marillier, Damien Pinto Gomes
Format: video
Running time: 12'

Synopsis
After watching Brokeback Mountain on TV for the first time, Vincent is completely shattered. In the bathroom of his junior high school, he discusses the film with his classmate, Moussa. At the same time in the girls’ bathroom, Jessica tells her friend Nadia how much the movie affected her, bombarding her friend with questions about her gay father.

Directors Biography
Benjamin Parent was born in 1975 and raised in the outskirts of Paris. Obtained a degree in cinema at Sorbonne Nouvelle and worked as an assistant on music videos. He then became a copywriter in ad agencies before dedicating his time to writing (including stand up shows) and directing. In 2011, he co‐wrote a short film selected at the 2012 Berlinale starring Charlotte Rampling entitled The End. It’s not a Cowboy Movie is his first short film. He is currently writing his first feature.

Location and screening schedule:
TUŠKANAC CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 13.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Tuesday, October 16th at 22.00
EUROPA CINEMA, Sunday, October 21st at 13.00
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