The Courageous

2024 • 80’ • Switzerland

In a small town on the edge of wild country, an eccentric and delinquent mother has had enough of the rules. Crushed by her mistakes and by a society that doesn’t give a damn about people like her, she’ll do anything to prove to her children, and to herself, that she still is a good person.

Director:
Jasmin Gordon

Producer:
Brigitte Hofer, Cornelia Seitler

Cast:
Ophelia Kolb, Paul Besnier, Arthur Devaux, Jasmine Kalisz Saurer

Festivals:
Toronto International Film Festival 2024
Rome Film Festival 2024
Zurich Film Festival 2024
Dublin Film Festival 2025

Filmmaker’s Biography

Jasmin Gordon is a Swiss American filmmaker who was born in Los Angeles. She holds a Master’s in documentary film from Stanford. She’s directed several short films, including FRAMEWORK. Her shorts have screened at festivals including SXSW, Festival Européen du Film Court de Brest, Encounters Short Film Festival, AFI Docs, and received the Princess Grace Foundation Award, an ITVS Grand Jury Prize and two International Documentary Association nominations. THE COURAGEOUS is her debut feature.