French Courvoisier
Valérie Mrejen
It is the end of a meal. Eight people are gathered around a table: they recall memories of a friend no longer with them. Through each person's stories of the absentee, his characteristics, his traits or expressions, a portrait is outlined.
Production : Aurora Films
Valérie Mréjen was born in Paris in 1969. She studied at art school, and has always been interested in different means of expression so as to better explore the possibilities of language. She started by publishing low print run art books before making her first videos. She has had several exhibitions in France and abroad, notably at the Jeu de Paume in 2008. She has made several shorts, two documentaries (Pork and Milk, 2004, Valvert, 2008) and a fiction feature, En ville, in 2010. She has also published three novellas (Mon grand-père, 1999, L'Agrume, 2001, Eau sauvage, 2004) published by Allia.