Vibroboy
Francesca, a transvestite, brings his neighbor Brigitte an ancient Aztec statue from Mexico. Her short-tempered husband, Leon, accidentally sets into motion very strange forces, unleashing El Vibro a.k.a. Vibroboy.
- France
- 1993, 30 min
- Director: Jan Kounen
- Director of photography: Michel Amathieu
- Editor: Bénédicte Brunet
- Screenplay: Carlo de Boutiny, Jan Kounen
- Music: Vol de nuit
- Cast: Dominique Bettenfeld, Valérie Druguet, Michel Vuillermoz, Fabien Behar
- Contacts: L'Agence du court métrage
- Production: Gedeon
Jan Kounen
Jan Kounen (1964, Netherlands) studied film and animation at Art Decoratifs in Nice. In the 1990’s he established himself as a respected director of music videos and author of original short films including Gisèle Kérosène (1989), L’age de Plastic (1990), Vibroboy (1994), the unfinished Captain X and The Last Red Hood (1996). He made his feature debut, an original gangster film Dobermann, in 1997. His other films include Blueberry (2002), 99 Francs (2007), The Story of Panshin Beka (2008) – a short film for project “8”, and Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky, which closed last year’s Cannes festival.