The New Gods Les Nouveaux Dieux

by Loïc Hobi

France, Switzerland
2020
19 min
French OV
Short film
Experimental documentary
Color

Official selection 2020

Official synopsis

Like hundreds of thousands of men, incel (or "involuntary celibate") LonerWolf68 shares his loneliness and hatred of women on the Internet. An artificial intelligence is tasked with eliminating him for posting violent and extremist content. In a world that proves less virtual than it seems, the audience is invited to step behind the screen of this lonely internet user. Unlike these “New Gods”, Loïc Hobi's film challenges rape culture and masculinity in crisis.

Biography and Filmography

Loïc Hobi is a French-Swiss filmmaker born in 1997. He studied directing at Luc Besson’s film school École de la Cité in France, graduating in 2019 with his short L’Homme jetée. His filmography includes more experimental works like Face to face to the night (2019) and The New Gods (2020). After three years of work, he’s now presenting his new fiction film, The Life Underground (2021). He has also just finished shooting Alexx196 and the Pink Sand Beach (2022), the convergence of his fictional and experimental cinema, and is developing a feature film.

IN DEVELOPMENT - BAD GAYS / CRYPTO LOVER - Loïc Hobi - Director and screenwriter
2023 : ALEXX196 & THE PINK SAND BEACH - Loïc Hobi - Director and screenwriter
2021 - THE LIFE UNDERGROUND (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2020 - THE NEW GODS (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2020 - ALIEN SEXTING (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2019 - L’HOMME JETÉE (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2019 - FACE TO FACE IN THE NIGHT (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2018 - HELL BROKE LUZ (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director

Loïc Hobi and Youri Najdovski

Hubert Girard

Skopéô Films, Venin Films

by Loïc Hobi

Loïc Hobi is a French-Swiss filmmaker born in 1997. He studied directing at Luc Besson’s film school École de la Cité in France, graduating in 2019 with his short L’Homme jetée. His filmography includes more experimental works like Face to face to the night (2019) and The New Gods (2020). After three years of work, he’s now presenting his new fiction film, The Life Underground (2021). He has also just finished shooting Alexx196 and the Pink Sand Beach (2022), the convergence of his fictional and experimental cinema, and is developing a feature film.

IN DEVELOPMENT - BAD GAYS / CRYPTO LOVER - Loïc Hobi - Director and screenwriter
2023 : ALEXX196 & THE PINK SAND BEACH - Loïc Hobi - Director and screenwriter
2021 - THE LIFE UNDERGROUND (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2020 - THE NEW GODS (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2020 - ALIEN SEXTING (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2019 - L’HOMME JETÉE (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2019 - FACE TO FACE IN THE NIGHT (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director, Screenwriter
2018 - HELL BROKE LUZ (Short) - Loïc Hobi - Director