Alexis Langlois (born 1989) is a French film director and screenwriter.
Life and career A native of Le Havre, Normandy, they moved to Paris in 2007 to study film at Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis and the École nationale supérieure d'arts de Paris-Cergy.Quentin Grosset, "Story : Alexis Langlois, le petit prince du trash qui va bousculer le cinéma français". Trois Couleurs, 7 November 2019.
They directed a number of short films, the most noted of which, The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy), won the Pardino d’argento SRG SSR for the International Competition at the 74th Locarno Film Festival in 2021.Jamie Lang, "‘The Demons of Dorothy’: A Subversive, Demon-Haunted Rumination on Transphobia Streams in Unifrance’s MyFrenchFilmFestival". Variety, 17 January 2022. They have also been a two-time finalist for the Iris Prize, for Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!) in 2021Chloe Edwards, "Iris Prize 2021: The Short Film Shortlist". Wales Arts Review, 2 November 2021. and for The Demons of Dorothy in 2022.Joseph Ali, "Iris Prize 2022: Premier LGBT+ film festival with £30,000 award returning to Cardiff". Wales Online, 7 September 2022.
They also directed "Marathon", a 2023 music video for pop singer Bilal Hassani which also starred porn actor François Sagat.Violaine Schütz, "Exclu : Bilal Hassani et François Sagat vivent une nuit d'amour torride dans un clip". Numéro, 21 February 2023.
Their debut feature film Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame) premiered in the Critics' Week program at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.Rebecca Leffler, "Charades takes on Critics’ Week queer musical ‘Queens Of Drama’". Screen Daily, 15 April 2024.
Personal life Their sister, Justine Langlois, is an actress who regularly appears in their films.
Filmography Mascarade - 2012 Je vous réserve tous mes baisers - 2014 Trinkets and Dark Thoughts (Fanfreluches et idées noires) - 2016 Your Young Years Will Dry Your Tears (À ton âge le chagrin c'est vite passé) - 2017 Debout demain - 2017 Terror, Sisters! (De la terreur, mes soeurs!) - 2019 The Demons of Dorothy (Les Démons de Dorothy) - 2021 Queens of Drama (Les Reines du drame) - 2024
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