Supreme
Fiction | 00:20 | SWITZERLAND
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY YOUSSEF YOUSSEF
IN COPRODUCTION WITH HEAD – GENEVA & RTS
In the euphoria at the end of one of their shows, seven drag queens are confronted with violent adversaries who put their bonds to the test. Although this community is still subject to hostile demonstrations, the film highlights gestures of tenderness and the desire for love and reconciliation through three characters: endearing, beautiful, extroverted and fragile all at once.
Biography
Youssef Youssef, Director
Born in 1989, Youssef Youssef spends his youth between Cairo and Geneva. He studied HEC and Socio-economics at the University of Geneva, and fashion at La Central Saint Martins in London. He pursues his studies in cinema at the HEAD – Geneva where he graduated in 2020 with his short film SUPREME awarded the Best Swiss School Film at the last Kurzfilmtage Winterthur. In his films he likes to address the themes of sexuality, gender and identity.
Filmography (selection)
Supreme, fiction, 2020Queens, doc/fiction, 2019
Pink Pink, doc/fiction, 2018
Festivals
2020: Kurzfilmtage Winterthur (Switzerland)
2021: La Fête du Slip (Switzerland)
2021: Outfest Los Angeles (USA)
2021: Queerlisboa (Portugal)
2021: Chéries-Chéris Paris (France)
2021: LILA . Queer Festival Zurich (Switzerland)
2021: QueerX (USA)
2021: Everybody’s Perfect (Switzerland)
2021: Fessestival Geneve (Switzerland)
2021: Queer mais Trash (Belgium)
2022: Mexico LGBT IFF Goya Queer (Mexico)
2022: Thessaloniki Intl LGBTI+ FF (Greece)
2022: Leeds International Film Festival (UK)
Awards
2020: Best Swiss School Film | Kurzfilmtage Winterthur
2022: Special Mention – Queer Competition | Leeds IFF
Cast
Hugo Marinoni
Edouard Cabrera
Charley Klein
Sebek Krivaqa
Nina Lebrun
Yannick Geiser
Beatriz Anguita
Written & directed by
Youssef Youssef
Cinematography
Augustin Losserand
Lighting
Antoine Buisson
Sound
Bruce Wuilloud, Igor Marlot
Editing
Ianjasse Matabele
Sound Design & Mix
Philippe Ciompi
Music
Lucas Ballester, Hadrien Hepp
Color Grading
Rodney Musso, Jean-Baptiste Perrin
Produced by
GoldenEggProduction | Gabriela Bussmann & Yan Decoppet
In coproduction with
HEAD – Genève
RTS – Radio Télévision Suisse
