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Émilie Jouvet

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Émilie Jouvet is a French director, photographer, and activist who has made a name for herself internationally through her work in queer and feminist filmmaking. Her work is characterized by political ambition, artistic freedom, and a consistent examination of gender roles, sexuality, and family models. In 2010, she directed the documentary TOO MUCH PUSSY! The film follows a group of female artists and performers on a European tour and attracted a great deal of attention with its combination of political activism and explicit performance art. In 2017, Jouvet directed ARIA LE FILM, a project that artistically explores the body, identity, and social norms. The same year also saw the release of MY BODY, MY RULES (2017, directed by Émilie Jouvet), which focuses on self-determination and empowerment. Two years later, she released the documentary MON ENFANT, MA BATAILLE (2019, directed by Émilie Jouvet), in which she traces the struggles of rainbow families for recognition and rights. In addition to these works, her cinematic oeuvre also includes other productions that lie at the intersection of art and activism. Jouvet is considered one of the most important representatives of post-pornographic cinema and a voice of the queer movement in France and beyond. Her works have been screened at international festivals and shown in museums and galleries, contributing to a broad discussion about social diversity. Émilie Jouvet has received several awards for her commitment and her cinematic work. She has been particularly honored at queer film festivals, where her films have been recognized for both their artistic innovation and their political relevance.

Films

My Body, My Rules

My Body, My Rules

By Émilie Jouvet

2017 | 71 min | Documentary

A transgressive and political film about female nudity and how it is depicted - by Émilie Jouvet.

Aria le film

Aria le film

By Émilie Jouvet

2017 | 60 min | Documentary

How can you become a parent in France as a lesbian, gay or trans person if the laws forbid you to do so?

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Mon enfant, ma bataille

Mon enfant, ma bataille

2019 | 85 min | Documentary

This documentary tells the story of same-sex parenting in France by looking at the first French association that campaigns for the rights of same-sex parents. The film centers on the APGL (Association of Gay and Lesbian Parents and Future Parents), which has been fighting for equal legal treatment for queer parents for over 30 years. Director Émilie Jouvet gives voice to numerous people involved, such as children and their families, researchers, doctors, lawyers, who have written or are still writing ...

Aria le film

Aria le film

2017 | 60 min | Documentary

Using the example of her own artificially inseminated pregnancy, Emilie Jouvet presents the difficulties faced by queer people who wish to have children in France. This movie proposes a diversity of stories and reflections on motherhood, parenthood, the desire or not to have a child through a series of portraits shot on smartphones. Millions of people, regardless of gender or sexual orientation, share the desire to have a child. But the path to pregnancy for queer people is often fraught with legal ...

Master Game

Master Game

1998 | 106 min | Documentary

In the 1990s, the art world is shaken by a series of mysterious attacks. At first, paintings in renowned galleries were targeted, and later, bombs were set off by the pro-German movement in Austria. In 1994, the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts finally became a crime scene: unknown perpetrators painted over several works by the famous Austrian painter Arnulf Rainer with black paint – a targeted attack on the “Über-Maler” himself? In MASTER GAME, Lutz Dammbeck links these events with the controversial ...