Quarterfinalist, 2025 Roadmap Writers' Shorts Competition
BIO
TRISTAN VLADIMIR PIERRE CONVERT, a French film director, emerged from the rainy alleys of Lille, France, to carve a cinematic niche in the sun-soaked oceanside of Santa Monica, California.
Undiagnosed autist, only child of his toxic family, he was one of the few French people to know both Judge Dredd, Chtulhu and Galadriel at age six.
His formative years at the University of Science and Technology in Lille, France, immersed him in the avant-garde world of experimental filmmaking, echoing the influences of cinematic mavericks like Eraserhead or Videodrome.
Grants awarded for his early projects propelled Convert's cinematic odyssey, leading him to enrich his craft at esteemed institutions such as Pictanovo and the European Center for Film Production in Paris.
Convert's breakthrough came with his short thriller, "THE BLACK CAT," an adaptation of E.A. Poe's haunting tale, which earned acclaim as a finalist at the Hollyshorts film festival, marking its status as an Oscars-qualifying contender.
Having mastered French moviemaking, Convert relocated to Los Angeles, to embark on an innovative journey into American dramaturgy, conceiving his arthouse horror feature, "SCRATCH," captured entirely using an iPhone, showcasing his boldness in pushing the boundaries of cinematic creation.
Studying with Catherine Foussadier, Pico Berkowitch, Bob McAndrew, Corey Mandell, Owen Edgerton, Stephen Greenblatt and Roadmap Writers, Convert's narrative finesse evolved. His thematic palette, steeped in love, diabolic mind games, and esoteric horror, forms the bedrock of his storytelling prowess, inviting audiences into surreal and profound realms of human experience.