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En grandissant silencieusement Queer, au sein d’une famille brisée et dysfonctionnelle, Kurtis s’est confronté aux abus, aux traumatismes et à l’addiction. En guise d’échappatoire, il poursuit la Beauté partout durant son éducation à la campagne. Son obsession l’amène alors à créer son alter-ego, Miss Fame, une des super modèles drag les plus iconiques de sa génération. Miss Fame lui ouvrira ainsi les portes d’univers dépassant ses rêves les plus fous. Une session d’hypnose nous emporte dans l’esprit de Kurtis/Miss Fame, sur les traces de sa relation salutaire mais tortueuse, entre Beauté et Souffrance.

Guillaume Thomas I delve into the intimate and the power of representation, exploring the role of images in self-discovery. My creative spectrum encompasses photography, film, video, installation, sculpture, and silkscreen techniques. My work uncovers the creation of icons and myths while revealing the intricate processes behind them. This pursuit was embodied in my debut documentary, "Life Damages the Living," produced by Le Fresnoy in 2021, and showcased at Rencontres internationales Paris/Berlin in 2022. The film traces Valerie von Sobel's journey from Nazi Budapest to Hollywood, presenting the wisdom of a liberated woman spanning eight decades. Trained at l’École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris and the School of Visual Arts in New York, I am constantly drawn to characters reinventing themselves, as evidenced in my art exploring beauty's future, the Queer community, and body expression. Transformation, the search for the absolute, and our origins captivate me. In collaboration with Le Fresnoy, my digital art installation "Ad Astra" (2022) captures moving light as a dynamic portrait, merging centuries-old techniques with modern tools like 3D scanning and NASA imagery. This hybrid installation juxtaposes human luminance and starlight, prompting contemplation of our cosmic connection. I am driven to portray individuals and phenomena from fresh angles. On September 1, 2022, "Pinned into a Dress," co-directed with Gianluca Matarrese, starring drag artist and supermodel Miss Fame, opened the Venice International Film Critics' Week. This film redefines identity exploration through the lens of a chameleon artist. Cross-pollination of universes, hybridization, and diverse techniques are my artistic lifeblood. ----------------- Gianluca Matarrese (1980) was born in Torino and moved to Paris in 2002 to study cinema and theater. He graduated in History and Critics of North American Cinema at the University of Torino and Paris VIII, also graduating at the Ecole Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq in Paris. In 2008 he started working in French television, as a writer and director for a comedy series on OCS networks broadcast until 2012. Then he continued as writer, director and segment producer in entertainment department for moreover than 25 programs and all French networks. In 2019 his documentary “Fuori Tutto” (Rossofuoco Films, Agat Films, France Télévisions) won the award for Best Italian Documentary at the Torino Film Festival. His film “La dernière séance” (“The Last Chapter”) had its world premiere at the last Venice International Film Critics’ Week, winning the Queer Lion Award. The film has been selected at IDFA, Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival, and keeps touring in other international festivals. The film has recently been broadcast on SKY Italy networks. He directed, for France Télévisions, the musical documentary on the singer Barbara Pravi, representative of the Eurovision Contest 2020. His film “Fashion Babylon” (Bellota Films & France Télévisions) premiered at CPH:DOX and Hot Docs and more than 20 festivals around the world. It has been broadcast in 10 countries. His film “Il Posto” (“A Steady Job”) (Altara Films, Bocalupo Films & ARTE / NDR), co-directed with Mattia Colombo premiered in Vision du Réel and Hot Docs, and it’s currently touring in several international festivals. In 2023, Gianluca premiered his latest films “Les Beaux Parleurs” at Biografilm Festival & “L’expérience Zola” at Giornate degli Autori of the 8oth Venice International Film Festival.