Simon Frenay

Simon Frenay

Trained at the Cours Florent, he began his career as an actor, notably appearing in films by Robert Guédiguian and the duo Olivier Ducastel & Jacques Martineau, while also working on international sets and in television. He quickly shifted his focus behind the camera. His first produced short film, Youssou & Malek, was selected in around forty festivals worldwide and received several awards, establishing a distinctive voice that is both intimate and political. With Carpobrotus, in which he also performs, he continues this sensitive exploration of identity and desire. He is currently developing If She Is Somewhere, a project rooted in his Réunionese origins, while also shooting a documentary dedicated to the reconstruction of young exiles who have crossed the Mediterranean. At the crossroads of romanticism and reality, his cinema explores queer narratives grounded in contemporary social and racial issues. Echoing his artistic work, he founded the association Sous le Même Ciel in 2020, a deeply committed initiative supporting exiled people, with a strong focus on unaccompanied minors, whose on-the-ground engagement profoundly nourishes his films.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Montluçon, Allier, France
    Birthday
    21 August 1987
The French Boys 4
The French Boys 4
1
One Year, One Night
One Year, One Night
5.9
Sweet Sixty
Sweet Sixty
5.06
At All Costs
At All Costs
10
The Forgiven
The Forgiven
0
Ce qui nous lie
Ce qui nous lie
0
Elias
Elias
0
Discreet
Discreet
7.75
Night
Night
7.5
Don't Look Down
Don't Look Down
3.4
Dreaming Like Louis
Dreaming Like Louis
3.333
Not That Kind of Guy
Not That Kind of Guy
4.8
Stretch
Stretch
4.2
The Trial of Klara Wendel
The Trial of Klara Wendel
2
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
The Snows of Kilimanjaro
6.7
Faces
Faces
2.6
Army of Crime
Army of Crime
6.439
Carpobrotus
Carpobrotus
9
Bioscopewala
Bioscopewala
7