Down in Paris

Down in Paris is a 2021 French film directed by Antony Hickling. It was first screened at Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival and Out on Film Atlanta's LGBTQ Film Festival, United States.^{[1][2][3][4][5] [6] [7]}

Down in Paris
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Directed by	Antony Hickling
Written by	Antony Hickling, Pierre Guiho, Raphaël Bouvet
Produced by	Antony Hickling
Starring	Antony Hickling, Dominique Frot, Jean-Christophe Bouvet, Manuel Blanc
Cinematography	Yann Gadaud
Edited by	Yannis Polinacci
Music by	Loki Starfish
Production company	H&A Films
Distributed by	H&A Films, TLA Releasing, Optimale France
Release date	2021 (2021)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	France
Languages	French, English

Plot

The film revolves around a middle aged film director in the middle of a personal crisis. He heads into the Parisian night looking for answers.^[8]

Cast

• Antony Hickling: Richard Barlow
• Dominique Frot: Samantha
• Jean-Christophe Bouvet: Robert
• Manuel Blanc: Mathias
• Thomas Laroppe: Tom
• Claudius Pan: Damien
• Nina Bakhshayesh: Elizabeth
• Raphaël Bouvet: Frédéric
• Mike Fédée: Claude
• Emmanuel Barrouyer: Paul
• Geoffrey Couët: Simon

Awards

• Down in Paris wins: Best Director, Queer international Film Festival, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Nov 2022 ^[9]
• Down in Paris wins: Best Director for a Feature Film (International), Yellowstone International Film Festival, New Delhi, India, October 2022 ^[10]
• Down In Paris wins Best Narrative Feature for the 39th Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival OCT 2021 ^[11][12]
• Antony Hickling for Down In Paris wins The Kim Renders Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance Reelout Queer Film Festival, Canada, Feb 2022 ^[13]
• Down In Paris obtained the Arthouse Recommendation from the French Association of Arthouse Cinemas on Feb 24, 2022.