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VAPING DEAD
The gritty short FIlm is a call to
arms for vapers around the world
By Gordon Stribling
It’s coming up to a year since our interview with director Christy
Oldham introduced our UK readers to the three-part sci-fi/action
flick, Vape Warz. And prior to that there was A Billion Lives – the
highly-acclaimed documentary that set the blueprint for on-screen
vaping activism.
Now, a new short film that straddles the line between activism
and entertainment is making waves throughout the vaping world
and beyond.
The Vaping (Not) Dead is the brainchild of Dominique Aubert, a
French vaper, director and documentary-maker with a background
in the vaping industry and a passion for harm-reduction. The eight-
minute short film is his most ambitious and creative project yet.
“I have been a producer and director for a long time, especially
for corporate documentaries,” Dominique said. “But I have never
worked on a project of this magnitude before.”
The film’s title should give you an idea of its inspiration and what
to expect to see on-screen. Namely, plenty of blood and violence.
It tells the story of a legion of vapers and their battle for their freedom
to vape. Among them, a shop-worker, a manufacturer and YouTuber,
all proud vapers who, together, stand up against the tobacco industry
and vaping’s other detractors.
“Mickael Hammoudi, the founder of French vape federation FIVAPE,
is a friend of mine,” Dominique said. “We are both fans of The Walking
Dead and one day he said to me, ‘what if we
could make something like that one day, except on the theme
of vaping?’”
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