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Hey, I'm Cédric!
Tamsui District, Taiwan
Cédric Jouarie began his career in the early 90s as an iconographer, graphic designer, and copywriter for an advertising agency. His passion for film led him to work as a movie journalist and film critic. Through the 90s and over the next decade, he worked in printed media, Internet, and television.
Cédric’s first short film, Fine (The End), debuted in 2007. From 2008 to 2012, he directed three more short films in France: Joyeux Anniversaire, Hope, and Sans Nicolas which showed in film festivals across the U.S. as well as at the Cannes Film Festival.
In 2012, Cédric directed the medium length film Wish Hotel and moved to Taiwan that same year where he and his wife, writer/producer Dan Kee Chuang, run together the production company Kamomé International. In Taiwan, Cédric created the experimental documentary web series One Minute Postcard and developed the “shortcom” concept BreakFAST!
He directed three new short films, all produced and written by his wife, between 2013 and 2014: Raccoon Boy, Mama and Off a Cliff—which scores over 10 festival selections around the world. In 2015, Cédric directed the kung-fu comedy Bon Appétit! for the 100 Hour Film Race. Bon Appétit! made it to the top 20 finalists and won the award for Best Makeup.
In 2016, he directed the experimental dance film Le Ressac in collaboration with three talented Taiwanese female artists: electro music composer 44–22, dancer/choreographer Wen-Huai Chang and actress Shuqin Lai. It is also the third time Cédric worked with actor Damon Da. Later that year, he touched upon the dance theme again with the short form documentary Dancing in the Park, written by and starring dancer/choreographer/director William Lü.
In 2017, Cédric Jouarie and Dan Kee Chuang will make their first feature film with The Very Last Day, under the banner of Kamomé International.
My Projects
Projects I'm Supporting

LOLA
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
When a young woman is blamed for her ailing health due to her size, a life-threatening medical emergency pushes her to advocate for her life
This project got the green light!

Stay With Me
Conway, Arkansas• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
When a young woman begins to struggle with an undiagnosed mental illness, her best friend and boyfriend struggle to help her survive.
This project got the green light!

You Promise?
Malmö, Sweden• Film Short
Drama, Family
A short film about family love, divorce, and fear of change - from a five-year-old's perspective.
This project got the green light!
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Expanding Sanctuary
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Short
Documentary
The documentary follows the historic campaign to end the sharing of police database information with Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
This project got the green light!

Long Haulers
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
Driving thousands of miles, Long Haulers weaves together stories of courage, tenacity, and humor from three women in the trucking industry.
This project got the green light!

The Whistle - 70s & 80s lesbian youth in Albuquerque, New Mexico
San Francisco, California• Film Feature
Documentary, History
We didn't all know each other, but we knew how to find each other.
This project got the green light!

Mama Gloria
Chicago, Illinois• Film Feature
Documentary, LGBTQ
Before Janet Mock and Laverne Cox, there was Gloria Allen.
This project got the green light!

The Line
Edmonton, Canada• Film Feature
Documentary
Community in an unlikely place: Edmonton's waste management centre.
This project got the green light!

DOCUMENT DAD
Peru, Vermont• Film Feature
Documentary
A daughter takes a long road trip to reconnect with her father and untangle the web of his life.
This project got the green light!

Oniphron
Portland, Oregon• Film Feature
Drama, Fantasy
A tale about a homeless immortal woman taken in by a Portlander.
This project got the green light!

Endless Light
Fairbanks, Alaska• Film Feature
Drama, Sci-Fi
Returning home, a bipolar woman attempts to decipher her brother's suicide through occult intervention with Alaska's wilderness.
This project got the green light!

Displaced
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Horror
A young black man in Brooklyn must prove his new white neighbors are emissaries from the Satanic cult they both survived as children.
This project got the green light!

Pozole
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Comedy, Drama
Maia prolly killed her Nana.
This project got the green light!

Project Gaslight
Rochester, Minnesota• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
New tenants harbor a secret that jeopardizes a young family as the pregnant wife descends into paranoia and delusion.
This project got the green light!

Lost Bayou
Lafayette, Louisiana• Film Feature
Drama, Family
A struggling addict ventures out into the Louisiana swamp to discover that her estranged faith healer father is hiding a troubling secret.
This project got the green light!

High Note
Friday Harbor, Washington• Film Feature
Crime, Musical
Just your everyday druggie, dramedy, indie musical filled to the brim with Germans, Jesus, banjos, bongos, and backstabbings.
This project got the green light!

The Atavist
Pittsfield, Berkshire County• Film Feature
Adventure, Sci-Fi
A young woman travels to the past, but when the things she leaves alter history, she must get them back to save the future.
This project got the green light!

D.I.Y.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
A queer couple is determined to tie the knot their own way.
This project got the green light!

Palace
Bloomington, Indiana• Film Feature
Drama
The family-fractured lives of a stubborn mechanic, a retired widower, and a repressed college student intertwine at a bar in rural Indiana.
This project got the green light!

Fantastic Santa Monaco
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, Satire
A film about a group of performance artists who are looking for love, connection and significance in Los Angeles.
This project got the green light!

Interference
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama, Thriller
A violent altercation between a police officer and a black man left one person dead. A couple passing by must decide what they believe.
This project got the green light!

Heed the Call
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, History
In 1942, Marguerite must decide if she is willing to defy social expectations, her family, and her fiancé in order to join the war effort.
This project got the green light!

Nia On Vacation
Patras, Greece• Film Feature
Drama, Comedy
Escape is relative.
This project got the green light!

The Very Last Day
Taipei, Taiwan• Film Feature
Thriller, Drama
A story of rape and revenge in a psychological thriller that takes a soulful approach to an important subject.
This project got the green light!

An Act of Terror
Charlotte, Mecklenburg County• Film Short
Drama, History
The true story of Virginia Christian, a 16-year-old African American girl accused of murder in the Jim Crow South.
This project got the green light!

Pay to Stay
New York City, New York• Film Short
Horror, LGBTQ
A couple take a mini-vacation to repair their relationship, unaware the AirBNB they rented may lead to their untimely end.
This project got the green light!

Butterflies
New York City, New York• Film Short
Drama
Butterflies is a dark look at the psychological affects of bullying on Melanie as she navigates her way through high school.
This project got the green light!

Welcome Home
Albany, New York• Series
Comedy
When life handed them lemons, they moved back home with their parents.
This project got the green light!

Exposure
Pepin, Wisconsin• Film Feature
Romance, LGBTQ
Two women set off on separate journeys of self-reflection and contemplation. What happened between them? How did the relationship die?
This project got the green light!

Soiled Doves
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama, Western
1887: A female saloon owner, a troubled prostitute and a newcomer with a secret must unite to save their frontier town from an ancient evil.
This project got the green light!

American Trial
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Documentary, Experimental
What if the NYPD was put on trial following the death of Eric Garner? Our Film tells the tale of the trial that never was.
This project got the green light!
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Abby and Tabby Alone in the Desert
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy
A modern day Thelma and Louise... with aliens... and it's a comedy.
This project got the green light!

The Last Clinics
McAllen, Texas• Series
Documentary
"The Last Clinics" follows abortion clinics and communities at the center of the battle against reproductive rights.
This project got the green light!
About a Donkey
New York City, New York• Film Feature
Comedy, LGBTQ
A quirky ensemble comedy about growing up, about growing old, and about a donkey.
This project got the green light!

Hard-ish Bodies
Austin, Texas• Film Short
Comedy, Shorts Program
An ensemble comedy featuring the men and women of Stoney’s Rock Hard Palace - a male strip club with dancers of all shapes and sizes.
This project got the green light!

Dude, You're a Fag
Tuscaloosa, Alabama• Film Short
Drama, LGBTQ
True story of how a Berkley graduate discovers homophobia, toxic masculinity, and sexual harassment in a Southern California high school.
This project got the green light!

Quality Problems
Burbank, California• Film Feature
Comedy
Poster Family To-Do-list: Throw perfect eight-year-old's birthday party, find wandering Grandpa and deal with cancer in the left boob.
This project got the green light!

Joanne
Brussels, Belgium• Film Feature
Horror, Thriller
Joanne thinks she's normal; the Conspiracy knows better, she’s a bellwether. They kidnap her and find she's more than even she knew.
This project got the green light!

Avowed
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
A young nun to be struggles to understand why her patient lacks sentience. A film about disability, feminism, and tested faith.
This project got the green light!

Girl Code
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama
When girls talk, there's what they say, and what they're REALLY saying.
This project got the green light!

Groupers
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Comedy, Drama
A female grad student captures 2 homophobic males to be a part of a controversial experiment at the bottom of an empty pool.
This project got the green light!

F*ck Yes Series
Los Angeles, California• Series
Romance, Comedy
F*ck Yes! is what affirmative consent sounds like. Sex made hotter. SoSFW (sort of Safe For Work.)
This project got the green light!

Soulmates
Burlington, Vermont• Film Feature
Comedy, Romantic Comedy
Samantha and Jessamine's small-town "married" way of life is suddenly jeopordized by two out-of-staters: Jess's new fiancé and a corporation
This project got the green light!

DARCY
Ypsilanti Charter Township, Michigan• Film Feature
Drama, Teen
This project got the green light!

This Is Happening
California, United States• Film Feature
Comedy
YES! WE'VE HIT OUR INITIAL TARGET. BUT EVERY DOLLAR BEYOND 100% MEANS MORE CITIES AND MORE AWARENESS FOR THIS IS HAPPENING. PLEASE CONTINUE
This project got the green light!

BRIDES TO BE
Seattle, Washington• Film Feature
LGBTQ, Thriller
The night before their wedding, two women battle sinister forces to save themselves, and each other.
This project got the green light!

CHARGER
Chicago, Illinois• Film Short
Action
A short action film: 5 minutes, one shot.
This project got the green light!

Money & Violence Season 2
Brooklyn, New York• Series
Crime, Drama
Money & Violence is an in-depth look at the line where survival meets responsibility.
This project got the green light!

MER
Brooklyn, New York• Film Short
Experimental, LGBTQ
FIND YOUR TRU $ELF! LUV YOUR BOD-DEE! SEA THE LITE!
This project got the green light!

Normal Valid Lives
Minneapolis, Minnesota• Film Feature
Documentary
One community's fight to accept and protect all kids.
This project got the green light!
Kinesthesia
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Drama, Shorts Program
Frustrated at her inability to accurately remember a particular time of happiness in her life, Minny sets out to find it again.
This project got the green light!

Radical Roots: The Story of a Food Revolution
Minnesota, United States• Film Feature
Documentary
In the 70s radical youth created an explosion of food co-ops, only to be torn apart in a war over what- and who- their revolution was for.
This project got the green light!

ONE DAY AS A PROSTITUTE
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
Documentary
A slice of life documentary exploring sex work in 2015.
This project got the green light!
See You On the Other Side
Seattle, Washington• Film Short
Romance, Sci-Fi
Love is a superpower.
This project got the green light!

Of Dust and Bones
Santa Monica, California• Film Feature
Drama
A desert recluse is visited by her dead husband's best friend, who arrives with an unsettling agenda.
This project got the green light!

The Last Glimmer
Concord, California• Film Short
Drama
An unlikely friendship unfolds between two socially marginalized suburbanites who struggle to connect and survive on their own terms.
This project got the green light!

The wHOLE
Los Angeles, California• Series
Drama
“The wHOLE” is a gritty drama illuminating solitary confinement made in collaboration with those closest to the issue.
This project got the green light!

Wedlocked
Los Angeles, California• Film Short
LGBTQ, Satire
Not one to be held back by unfair legislation, Sydney outsmarts the web of laws keeping her tied down and unable to get divorced.
This project got the green light!

The End of the Road
Vancouver, Canada• Film Feature
Documentary
"They wanted to be part of the 'back to the land', 'flower child' movement, eh. They had no clue. These were city kids.”
This project got the green light!

The Nightrunner
Regina, Canada• Film Short
Action, Drama
Unable to fall asleep, a young banker hits the streets in his running shoes only to find that the city doesn't sleep either.
This project got the green light!

First Girl I Loved
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama, LGBTQ
A lesbian high-schooler in Los Angeles falls in love with a young woman even more conflicted about her sexuality than she is.
This project got the green light!

Hey Yun - the Web Series SEASON 2
Brooklyn, New York• Series
Comedy
a comedy about an angry whimsical Korean woman
This project got the green light!

Blackwell Summers Mysteries
New York City, New York• Series
Action, Mystery
Ladies of Blackwell Summers Detective Agency puts suckas to shame and take them lames out the game!!
This project got the green light!

There is a New World Somewhere
Los Angeles, California• Film Feature
Drama
A troubled woman is seduced by a stranger who takes her on a road trip through America's deep south.
This project got the green light!