Tiens moi droite
Keep me upright
“When I was a child they found I had a giant S-shaped scoliosis of the
spine and a large angioma of the left brain. These conditions prevented my carrying anything heavy and gave me ophthalmic
migraines. Under pressure, I started to draw. Later, when I rediscovered these drawings, I decided to make a film all by myself,
with no crew and as little gear as possible in order not to overburden my back: just one small camera with built-in mike and
a computer to edit on. I spent five years harvesting images, assembling, erasing and ordering them to tell this tale of one
little woman and soulmates: a tale that builds gradually over time, around spine and angioma and has become my way of handling
the spokes in my wheel.” (Zoé Chantre)
Director's Biography
Zoé Chantre, born 1981 in Tulle, France. From 2002 to 2007
she studied at the École supérieure des arts décoratifs (E.S.A.D.) in Strasbourg. Since then she has published several books
and made a number of short films. TIENS MOI DROITE is her first feature-length film and was screened at the Berlinale 2012.
// Films (Selected): PIPI (2000, short), JEAN-LOUIS. PORTRAIT OF A COLLECTOR (2004, short, in cooperation with Alexandra Pianelli),
LE CARNAVAL DE TORRES VEDRAS (2009, short), LE MUR DE CHERCHEURS (2011, short), TIENS MOI DROITE (Keep Me Upright, 2011)
European Panorama Documentary 2012
Zoé Chantre
France 2011
color
65
minutes
OV with English subtitles
Screenplay
Zoé Chantre
Cinematography
Zoé Chantre
Editing Zoé Chantre
Sound/Sounddesign Zoé Chantre
Production
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