Gabrielle Demeestere
Writing
Biography
Gabrielle Demeestere was born and raised in Paris, France. She is a New York-based filmmaker. Demeestere attended New York University's MFA Film Program. She holds a BA in Literature from Yale and an MFA in filmmaking from NYU. While there she collaborated with James Franco and eleven other student filmmakers to co-direct The Color of Time, a film on the life of poet C.K. Williams that starred James Franco, Mila Kunis and Jessica Chastain. The film premiered at the 2012 Rome Film Festival.
Known For
A poetic road trip through Pulitzer prize-winning CK Williams' life over the course of 40 years.
The Color of Time
It's the fall of 1985. The intertwining tales of three 5th grade friends, Chris, Joe and Ted, unfold in the suburban paradise of Palo Alto, as the threat of a mountain lion looms over the community.
Yosemite
Locked out of the school art room, a creative non-binary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about finding a place to belong.
A Spot for Frog
Marin is a young French woman living in New York City who finds herself disconnected from her body, boyfriend and family. During a tumultuous weekend, highlighted by chance encounters with a stranger and an ex-boyfriend, she starts to find her voice.
Entangled
One day, timid Cecille dares to ask a coworker on a date. As the night progresses, she sets her beautiful and hungry self free.
Little Bird
When a down on her luck aspiring writer runs out of money after moving to Paris, she meets a street-smart prostitute who takes her on a whirlwind adventure of passion, self-discovery and uninhibited sexual freedom.
Black Girl in Paris
An ambitious actress finds her way, and herself, on the road to building a character.