AVELINE, is his debut film, and was completed only recently (2021). Inspired by Com Truise’s Propagation (2017) and a black-mirror-esque future which is already upon us in the form of sex dolls and in-home AI, AVELINE looks at a father and son who project their turbulent feelings around the death of their wife and mother upon their android servant. It is a film about: exploring sexuality; the breakdown of familial communication; and the squeamish question of whether a computer has rights, and humans the responsibility to them.His 2021 debut sci-fi short film, AVELINE, won the Paris International Film Award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ (August) and was selected for viewing in the 2021 Venezia Shorts Film Festival.
AVELINE has since been selected for the Venezia Shorts Official Selection.
AVELINE won the August 2021 Award for “Best Original Screenplay” in the Paris International Film Awards
CW: depiction of sexual assault [at 10:26 mark].