Julian and the Wind

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Arthur and Julian share a dorm at a boys’ boarding school. Arthur is in love with Julian, but Julian ignores him. When Julian begins to sleepwalk, a strange intimacy develops between them. While asleep, Julian leaves the dorm and boarding house and walks around the meadow in the school grounds. Arthur follows him outside. At the same time, a mysterious wind gets up that grows stronger with each passing night ...

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  • Runtime

    16 min
  • Country

    Canada
  • Year of Presentation

    2025
  • Year of Production

    2024
  • Director

    Connor Jessup
  • Cast

    David Webster, Joel Oulette, Joey Klein
  • Production Company

    Big & Quiet Pictures
  • Berlinale Section

    Generation
  • Berlinale Category

    14Plus

Biography Connor Jessup

The Canadian actor, screenwriter, and director is best known for his leading roles in the series Locke & Key and American Crime, as well as in the independent film Closet Monster. His short films have been screened in Toronto, Clermont-Ferrand, Palm Springs, and many other international festivals. In 2018, he directed a documentary portrait of Palme d’Or–winning Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul for The Criterion Collection.

Filmography Connor Jessup

2014 Little Coffins | 2015 Boy | 2017 Lira’s Forest | 2018 A.W. | 2024 Julian and the Wind