Yann-Manuel Hernandez
Directing
Biography
Born in Guatemala and raised in Quebec, Yann-Manuel Hernandez is a Montreal-based independent cinematographer/director/producer known for Desert's Cry (2016), The Evaporated (2019), Jungle (2022) and several music videos for artists such as Plants and Animals, SUUNS, Carla Blanc and others. He studied the work of director Philippe Grandrieux during his master's degree at the University of Montreal and directed his first feature film, Desert's Cry, through Telefilm Canada's Talents to Watch program. Desert's Cry was selected as the opening film of the New Alchemists section of the Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. Since then, Yann has written and directed various short fiction and contemporary dance projects (Louise Bédard, Catherine Gaudet, Mélanie Demers...) that have toured international festivals (Dresden Filmfest, FIFA, Golden Horse, Fantasia, Trouville...). As a director of photography, he has collaborated on the flagship video work for the Leonard Cohen exhibition at the Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montréal by South African artist Candice Breitz, as well as on several award-winning documentaries and music videos (Metafilms, Secret City, Opak Médias, Moment Factory...). In 2023, he will sign the visuals of the new Elisapie show shot in Nunavik. Over the years, his work has won awards from the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, Panavision and Kodak. In 2016, he founded his film production company Les mains sales films with filmmaker Charles-André Coderre to support projects that cross genres and experiment with forms, media (digital/film) and storytelling.
Known For
Leonor joins a contemporary dance company to unravel the mystery of Oraison, a mythical piece performed by her mother thirty years ago, in the hope of understanding what shattered her. She discovers a ritual in which every gesture summons up the ghosts of the past and reopens the wounds of a lineage.
After the Ashes
A man decides to lose himself in the Death Valley desert. While on his journey, he encounters a woman who accompanies him on his quest. As they embark deeper into the desert, heat and fever push them to extreme, psychological limits.
Déserts
Storm Child is a nightmarish incursion in the tormented mind of a four year old child. Yasmine and her family are Algerian refugees who just arrived in Québec during the infamous 1998 ice storm.
Storm Child
16mm, b&w 7265 Plus-X 7266 Tri-X
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De peindre, mes os sont devenus poussière
By embarking on a journey to document the art of wandering, Yann-Manuel Hernandez captures the relationships between human, nature and society in a stream of captivating images. Shot out of the system during various months in Colombia, this documentary immerses us in the life of two wanderer backpackers, the DIY culture and the search for another way of life.
We are Deserters
On August 1st, 2008, Marc B. was seen for the last time near Dorwin Falls in Rawdon. He vanished without leaving a trace like thousand of others around the world. They are called ‘’Johatsu’’, the Evaporated.
The Evaporated
In the process of cooking, a man cuts himself. A lot.
Hunger
Two beings who traverse the same zone of desire, with no other goal than to satisfy the tensions between them. They do so in a remarkable mise-en-scène, where the play of light and shadow is as effective as the composition of the image. As if the movement, the encounter, and the anxiety of the end were responding to the quest for a new balance; in this film, the art of disappearing beautifully both ignites and soothes.
À tes pulsions
New documentary by Hernandez & Latour