Justine Prince

Birth : 1998-08-12, Québec City, Québec, Canada

History

Justine Prince is a screenwriter and director born in Quebec City whose work primarily explores gender representation and nostalgia. A graduate of UQÀM in film production, she tries to deconstruct the codes of femininity in cinema through a language that oscillates between dreams and reality. Her works stand out for their bright colors, their benevolence and their offbeat tone, treating drama in a soft and poetic way.

Profile

Movies

Peaches

Director

June 2010. 11 years old Julia and Raphaëlle are the best at killing time together. Between walking their blind neighbor’s dogs and finishing their music video before Raph returns to Romania, they unconsciously grow apart. This nostalgic semi-autobiographical story recounts the last moments of the inevitable and awkward summer between childhood and adolescence.

Charming

Director

Living alone with her pet vacuum cleaner in a depressing elderly center, Lisette hopes to find love online, but ends up becoming friends with Jules, a young janitor.

Elvis is Dead

Director

After losing yet again in an Elvis Presley impersonator competition, Steve and his father decide to steal the winner's costume. The two clash over which one deserves to have it, an argument that will ultimately inspire young Steve to break free from his father's grip. An offbeat and absurd cinematic take on freedom and identity.

Rated X

Director of Photography

Rated X, a short documentary about the adult industry, focuses on giving a voice to the porn actresses working within it. In a perspective of showing how these women empower themselves with their job, Rated X shows the porn industry like never before.

Le dernier cri

Director

During a seemingly fun night, a disturbance imposes itself on a group of friends, leading to a flaming and particurlarly noisy duel.

Le dernier cri

Herself

During a seemingly fun night, a disturbance imposes itself on a group of friends, leading to a flaming and particurlarly noisy duel.