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Dreamer of images and in love with the cold, wildlife photographer Jérémie Villet travels alone through the white deserts of the northern hemisphere with his pulka and telephoto lens, in search of animals living in the cold. On his next expedition to the Canadian Far North, Jérémie sets out to explore the wild and extreme region of the Yukon, with the main objective of photographing the iconic mountain goat. The difficulty of accessing the mountain territories in which this animal evolves and the freezing temperatures will make its task difficult. Driven by adventures and unique human and animal encounters, the documentary allows you to enter the photographer's intimacy and delicately approach this changing world.
Cinematographer, Director, Editor
Bonne Pioche Télévision & Arte France
2021
Jérémie Villet - Main character
Peter Mather - Secondary character
Keith Wolfe Smarch - Secondary character
Yukon, Canada
Franck Zaragoza - Ocoeur
Gaïné Audio by Laurent Mollard
Arte, Ushuaïa TV
Baffin
Canon France
Mes Chaussettes Mongoles
Think Tank Photo
‣ 1st édition of Terre Sauvage Festival, France
‣ 14th BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia, Spain
‣ FIPADOC Biarritz 2022, France
‣ Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2022, UK
‣ 7th Ulju Mountain Film Festival, South Korea
‣ 25th Festival International du Film Aventure et Découverte de Val d'Isère, France
‣ 45th International Wildlife Film Festival of Missoula, USA
‣ 21st NaturVision Film Festival, Germany
‣ Wildlife Conservation Film Festival 2022, USA
‣ Curieux Voyageurs Festival 2022, France
‣ 20th NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival, New-Zeland
‣ Chamonix Film Festival 2022, France
‣ 9th Images & Montagnes Festival, France
‣ Green Screen Naturfilmfestival 2022, Germany
‣ 24th Gran Paradiso Film Festival, Italy
‣ 7th Alpin Film Festival, Romania
‣ 13th Eho Mountain Film Festival, Macedonia
‣ 7th Festival Pyrénéen de l'Image Nature de Cauterets, France
‣ 27th Ladek Mountain Film Festival, Poland
‣ 6th What a Trip! Festival de Montpellier, France
‣ Wildlife Film Festival Rotterdam 2022, Netherlands
‣ 30th Poprad Medzinárodný Festival Horských Filmov, Slovakia
‣ 31st Les Écrans de l’Aventure de Dijon, France
‣ Festival du Film Aventure Nature Autrement 2022, France
‣ 18th Inkafest Mountain Film Festival, Peru
‣ 28th Festival International Nature Namur, Belgium
‣ 19th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, Germany
‣ 21st Le Grand Bivouac d'Albertville, France
‣ Xplore Alpes Festival 2022, France
‣ Intermèdes Nature - Saint-Paul, La Réunion
‣ 46th Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
‣ 40th BBVA Torelló Mountain Film Festival, Spain
‣ 33rd Graz Internationales Berg und Abenteuer Filmfestival, Austria
‣ Festival du Film de Montagne et d’Exploration 2022 de Saulxures-lès-Nancy, France
‣ 22nd Rendez-vous du Carnet de Voyage de Clermont-Ferrand, France
‣ 33rd Festival Image Montagne, France
‣ 12th Dutch Mountain Film Festival 2022, Netherlands
‣ Festival Internacional de Cine de Montaña Ushuaia Shh 2022, Argentina
‣ 19th Festival International du Film & du Livre d’Aventure de La Rochelle, France
‣ 42nd Kendal Mountain Festival, UK
‣ 14th Rencontres de la Cinémathèque de Montagne de Gap, France
‣ 36th Festival International du Film Nature & Environnement de FRAPNA Grenoble, France
‣ 39th Festival International du Film de Montagne d'Autrans, France
‣ 20th Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal
‣ Alti-Attitudes Festival 2023 de Marignier, France
‣ Best Cinematography at 14th BBK Mendi Film Bilbao-Bizkaia, Spain
‣ Silver Award for Best Film at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2022, UK
‣ Silver Award for Best Spirit Of Adventure Film at Sheffield Adventure Film Festival 2022, UK
‣ Aigle d’Or de l’Aventure at 25th Festival International du Film Aventure et Découverte de Val d’Isère, France
‣ Best Environmental Film at 20th NZ Mountain Film & Book Festival, New Zealand
‣ Jury's "Coup de Coeur" at Chamonix Film Festival 2022, France
‣ Public Award at 7th Alpin Film Festival 2022, Romania
‣ Grand Prix at 27th Ladek Mountain Film Festival, Poland
‣ Grand Prix at 13th Eho Mountain Film Festival, Macedonia
‣ Honorable Mention at 30th Poprad International Festival of Mountain Films, Slovakia
‣ Best Photography at 18th Inkafest Mountain Film Festival, Peru
‣ "Toison d’Or" for the Best Adventure Film at 31st Les Ecrans de l’Aventure de Dijon, France
‣ Prize in the Category ‘Mountain Nature' at 19th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, Germany
‣ Public Prize at 19th Tegernsee International Mountain Film Festival, Germany
‣ Discovery Prize at 21st Grand Bivouac, France
‣ Best Adventure & Exploration Film at 46th Banff Mountain Film Festival, Canada
‣ DAV Climate Award at 12th Dutch Mountain Film Festival, Netherlands
‣ Chamina Voyages Prize at 22nd Rendez-vous Carnet de Voyage de Clermont-Ferrand, France
‣ Best Mountain Culture Film at 40th BBVA Torelló Mountain Film Festival, Spain
‣ Third Prize in the International Competition at 20th Kathmandu International Mountain Film Festival, Nepal
‣ Nominated in the category ‘NaturVision Film Camera Award’ at NaturVision Filmfestival 2022, Germany
Yukon, A White Dream recounts the personal quest of talented wildlife photographer Jérémie Villet, an image dreamer in love with the cold. Awarded at the prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition, he travels alone the white deserts of the northern hemisphere with his pulka and telephoto lens in search of animals living in the cold. Each year, when the snow first falls amid the last autumn leaves, the white landscapes form the perfect backdrop for the eye of the young photographer. He uses the white of snow like a painter uses white paper to reveal the purity of nature and transcribe its beauty. His monochrome and minimalist photographs bring back moments imbued with dreaminess, far from the extreme nature of natural conditions. His works show that contemporary art can take root in the aesthetics of nature. During his next expedition to the Canadian Far North, Jérémie prepares to explore the wild and extreme region of the Yukon, with the main objective of photographing the iconic "Mountain Goat", the mountain goat, which depends entirely on the cold. and altitude for its survival. Rarely photographed in winter, this white animal comes straight out of the last ice age. His quest, both intimate and universal, is to bring back uncluttered photographs of this species, witness to a sensitive and fragile fauna. To successfully approach him, the difficulty of accessing mountain sites and freezing temperatures will make his task difficult. Driven by unique human and animal adventures and encounters, the documentary allows you to enter the photographer's intimacy by focusing on his approach and his motivations. This photographic quest also delicately addresses this changing world. These wild environments are the first witnesses of the current warming and they are changing rapidly. Far from any civilization, immaculate nature has remained his childhood garden, and photography, his inalienable right to dream. As in a parallel world in which reality is a dream. A dream dressed in white.
