Down in Paris

Down in Paris Director: Antony Hickling Writers: Raphaël Bouvet, Pierre Guiho, Antony Hickling Producer: Antony Hickling Cast: Antony Hickling, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Dominique Frot France, 2021, 102 min, French with Hebrew and English subtitles Festivals: Chéries-Chéris LGBT Film Festival, Paris 2021 Reeling Chicago Gay Lesbian Film Festival 2021 Out On Film: Atlanta’s LGBTQ Film Festival 2021 MIX Mexico Festival de Cine y Video 2021 Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2021 One of the film genres that is a fond favorite of directors is the ‘director in an emotional crisis’ genre, going all the way from Fellini to James Franco. The gay angle is brought to us by director/actor Antony Hickling, in the role of Richard Barlow, a 40 years old filmmaker who is expriencing an unexplained anxiety attack on the set of his latest film, deserts the set and goes out to wander the Parisian night looking for answers, comfort and inspiration. During that sleepless night he experiences random meetings with strange characters and goes through a few disturbing, sexy and thought provoking events. Until dawn Richard will deal with his fears and doubts about his aspirations. The independent, alternative director Antony Hickling is giving us his most approachable film yet. The result is a nightly odyssey of a 40+ man searching for meaning of life in downtown Paris. Also starring Jean-Christophe Bouvet from “Emily in Paris”. Viewing is 18+. Visit TLVFest website at: tlvfest.com