Vincent Le Port

Born in Brittany in 1986, Vincent graduated in directing from La Fémis. His work spans documentary (Minotaur Mein Führer, Dance of the Invisible Inhabitants of Casualidad), fiction (Grand Guignol, Finis Terrae, Moussem les morts, Newborns), and experimental cinema (La Terre).

He came to Le Groupe Ouest for the development of his feature film The Black Continent (Le Continent noir). Since his time there, he has written and directed a mid-length film (The Abyss / Le Gouffre) and a feature film, Bruno Reidal, which was selected at La Semaine de la Critique.

Le Continent Noir

Sélection Annuelle 2011

Marthe, 17, returns for three months to Saint-Esprit, her native island, to perform community service. Toxic, festering algae have invaded the coasts. Animals are dying, the water is contaminated, and the inhabitants are ruined. Only about a hundred people still live there. Among them is Jean, the island’s police officer and Marthe’s older brother. A tyrannical and manipulative psychopath, he is about to become a father and husband and is trying to appear normal. The return of his younger sister, along with the presence of Andreas, a mysterious stranger who has come to live on the island, upturns everything. A storm is approaching. Saint-Esprit becomes isolated from the rest of the world, the community is left to fend for itself. The elements thrashing the island awkanes a dormant madness in its people. Monsters emerge, led by Jean. They need a scapegoat.