Yohann Kouam

Yohann Kouam (born 1982), is a French filmmaker as well as a producer, screenwriter of Cameroonian descent. He has made several critically acclaimed short films.

Personal life Yohann is a French film director. His father is an accountant and mother is a hotelier.

Career He studied film editing at Institut des arts de diffusion (IAD) in Brussels, and then Translation Studies in France. He later became a teaching assistant in high school to give language lessons. He then made the short film The Return in 2013, which became internationally acclaimed. In 2016, he made the film From San Francisco with Love.

Filmography

Year Film Role Note Ref. 2004 Frères (Fragments of Lives) Director, Writer short film 2007 Fragments de vie (Fragments of Lives) Director, Writer short film 2010 Les dimanches de Léa (Lea's Sundays) Director short film 2013 Le Retour (The Return) Director short film 2016 From San Francisco with Love Director, Writer short film 2023Après l'aurore (After Dawn)Director, Writershort film

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