38th edition
17-25 january 2026

Swatted

Ismaël Joffroy-Chandoutis

Image Swatted
France
2018 documentaire expérimental 21 min
Online players describe their struggles with “swatting”, a life-threatening cyber-harassment phenomenon that looms over them whenever they play. The events take shape through YouTube videos and wireframe images from a video game.
With : Marie Rosic, Sean Goldring
Screenplay, Image : Ismael Joffroy-Chandoutis
Sound : Alban Cayrol
Editing : Maël Delorme, Céline Perreard, Ismael Joffroy-Chandoutis
Mixage : Martin Delzescaux
Production : Eric Prigent et Guylaine Huet (Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains)
Distribution: Le Fresnoy – Studio national des arts contemporains
Ismaël Joffroy Chandoutis graduated from INSAS in editing, from the école supérieure d'art Sint-Lukas (Belgium) in directing and Le Fresnoy. He explores film at the border of genres, questioning memory, the virtual, technology and intermediary spaces between worlds and words. His previous film, Ondes noires, has been presented in several festivals.