We Are Deserters
Synopsis
By embarking on a journey to document the art of wandering, Yann-Manuel Hernandez captures the relationships between human, nature and society in a stream of captivating images. Shot out of the system during various months in Colombia, this documentary immerses us in the life of two wanderer backpackers, the DIY culture and the search for another way of life.Embarking on a journey to document the art of wandering, Yann-Manuel Hernandez captures the relationships between humans, nature, and society in a flow of captivating images and immersive sounds. Shot outside the system for several months in Colombia, this documentary immerses us in the lives of two wandering backpackers, the DIY culture and the search for an alternative way of life.
Festivals
SELECTIONS
Vues sur mer, Canada, 2023
Director: Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Script: Yann-Manuel Hernandez, Emanuel Soxteptoid, Louise Wach
DOP: Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Sound: Guillaume Côté, Guillaume Campion
Editing: Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Music: Alex McNally-Gagnon
Production: Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Version
Original: French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, French
Format
1.33/5.1, Stereo
DCP, Prores, H264
Yann-Manuel Hernandez is a director of photography/director/producer based in Montreal, Quebec, known for Desert's cry (2016), The Evaporated (2019), Jungle (2022) and several music videos for artists such as Plants and Animals, SUUNS, Carla Blanc and others. He studied the work of director Philippe Grandrieux during his master's degree at the University of Montreal and directed his first feature film, Desert's cry, through Telefilm Canada's Talents in Focus program. Desert’s cry was presented as the opening film of the New Alchemists section of the 2016 Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. Since then, Yann has scripted and directed various fiction and contemporary dance (Louise Bédard, Catherine Gaudet, Mélanie Demers...). He made the image for the flagship work of the Leonard Cohen exhibition at the MAC by South African artist Candice Breitz. He is currently working on several short and feature film projects as a director of photography while finishing his first documentary: We are deserters.
