Julien Silloray

Julien Silloray grew up in Guadeloupe until the early 2000s, when he moved to France to study political science.
After working in film production, he switched to directing and shot four short films in Guadeloupe, including “Féfé limbé” in 2016 (Special Jury Prize at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival) and “Mortenol” in 2019, both official selections at the César Awards.
In 2020, he is developing the screenplay for his first feature film, “J’ai attraé un esprit”, as part of Groupe Ouest’s Annual Selection.

J’ai attrapé un esprit

Annual Selection 2020

Guadeloupe, 2020. Boboy, 15, lives in a dysfunctional family: his father and mother no longer get along. Boboy takes his father’s side. He’s a “true Guadeloupean”, whom he wants to please and look like, while his mother, a Haitian who immigrated illegally some twenty years ago, is an outcast in this society. Both men blame her for everything: her origins, her beliefs, her lifestyle. When she leaves the marital home after yet another argument, Boboy sets out to find her. But to find her, he has to open himself up to a world he had previously rejected.