Thomas Rio
A graduate of La Fémis (screenwriting), Thomas Rio has directed four award-winning short films, including Hsu Ji derrière l’écran (Hsu Ji Behind the Screen), which won Best Director at the 2014 RIIFF.
A screenwriter for feature films by Mathieu Zeitindjioglou and Corinne Garfin, he also collaborates on TV series projects (Cœurs noirs) and animation projects (Le Petit peuple des murs).
Les auteur.e.s de la Sélection Annuelle 2015
War Machines
Sélection Annuelle 2015
Bored, Frédérique broods over her immature father, his cheating wives, men and their grotesque appetites. She oozes fear of love! When Frédérique reconnects with her only role model, her grandmother, receiving the remnants of true love, she indulges in this beautiful past – neglecting her current relationships, whose half-hearted overtures weigh increasingly heavily on her.
Petrified by the failed suicide of one of her suitors (Manu), Frédérique seeks the help of another (Harold) to disengage from it all thanks to WAR MACHINES, a rock band whose power, talent and bad taste defy all reason, even that of love.
But what if this unexpected hurricane makes her realise that even Jeanne’s love is just another lie… Will Frédérique still dare to believe in love?