Annecy Competition Short ‘Not In Love’ Illuminates World’s Oldest Profession

variety.com:

Holly Jones Emerging talent Eugénie Bouquet and her illustrated dialogue on the intricacies of sex work “Not In Love” (“Pas Amoureux”) explores one of the few remaining real taboos in Switzerland: Sex Work.

Written, directed and animated by Bouquet, and competing at Annecy among graduate shorts, the four-minute chat centers on Judith, who recalls experiences with disabled clients and the act of sex outside of a traditional romantic relationship.

Using drawing on paper, cutout animation and 2D computer renderings, the artist depicts a casual afternoon sitting alongside her subject on a bench at the Parc des Bastions in Geneva, the two discussing the world’s oldest profession with the nuance and space that invites taboo-shattering discourse.  “I knew I wanted to make a film about sex or sexuality, since it’s a topic I love to discuss.

I met Judith, my protagonist, through a mutual acquaintance of ours who had worked under her. Judith was kind enough to accept an interview with me and after listening to her and recording our conversation, I decided to turn it into a film, “Bouchet told Variety.  “Sex work is still really taboo in Switzerland, even though it’s legal and regulated there.