Yohann Kouam
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Yohann Kouam | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lille, France |
| Occupations | Actor, director, producer, screen writer, editor |
| Years active | 2004–present |
Yohann Kouam (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter of Cameroonian descent.[1] He has made several critically acclaimed short films.[2]
Career
He studied film editing at Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD) in Brussels, and then Translation Studies in France.[5] He later became a teaching assistant in high school to give language lessons.[4]
In 2007, Kouam made a short film Fragments de vie. With its critical reception, he made the second short film Les dimanches de Léa in 2010.[6] He then made the short film The Return in 2013,[7] which became internationally acclaimed. In 2016, he made the film From San Francisco with Love.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Note | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Frères (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [8] |
| 2007 | Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives) | Director, Writer | short film | [9] |
| 2010 | Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays) | Director | short film | [10] |
| 2013 | Le Retour (The Return) | Director | short film | [11] |
| 2016 | From San Francisco with Love | Director, Writer | short film | [12] |
| 2023 | Après l'aurore (After Dawn) | Director, Writer | short film | [13] |
