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2014 · Short documentary

Breath of Fire

A short documentary for the My RØDE Reel contest: why I breathe fire, told in the first person.

Breath of Fire: the fire breather mid-breath
Photo Roger Vidal · Gwendoline Chopineau

Breath of Fire is a short documentary made for the My RØDE Reel contest run by RØDE Microphones.

I made it with Roger Vidal on camera and Gwendoline Chopineau on stills. Together we tried to put into images what drives me as a fire breather.

Have you ever been so passionate about something that you wanted to dedicate yourself to it completely? I have.

Passion is born from sharing and passing it on.

An experience like this stays with you: a documentary is also about the people you meet and the passions you share.

Thanks to Roger Vidal, Alessandra Rusconi, Gwendoline Chopineau, Christophe Rami, Sophiane Taieb, Aurore Benaim, Guiride, Vivi What, Delphine Penne and Le Chêne.

A huge breath of fire over a graffitied staircase
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau
Roger Vidal, filmmaker, on the Breath of Fire shoot
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau
Roger Vidal behind the scenes
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau
Quarante-Quatre and Christophe striking the “fusion” pose
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau
Portrait of Quarante-Quatre, Breath of Fire shoot
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau
Quarante-Quatre and Roger Vidal, Breath of Fire shoot
Photo Gwendoline Chopineau

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