“WHO” marks a milestone in Wil Aime’s career. The Guadeloupe-born director, known for his suspenseful short stories posted on social networks, brings his first feature film to the cinema. In Guadeloupe, several screenings are scheduled from May 28, 2026. In Abymes, Basse-Terre and Lamentin, Guadeloupean audiences will soon have access to a film eagerly awaited by a community that has been following Wil Aime for several years. This trip to the cinema is not just about going to the movies. It also tells the story of a creator who built his narrative language online before bringing it to the big screen.
A creator born with short stories
Wil Aime, whose real name is Wilhem J. Oxybel André, made his name on Vine before developing a sizeable audience on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. His style is based on a precise construction: ordinary situations that tip over, moral choices, details that make sense at the end, and a tension that forces the viewer to stay attentive.
With “WHO”, he changes format without abandoning what has made him unique. Whereas his videos set up a plot in just a few minutes, this first feature-length film unfolds his universe over 2 hours and 10 minutes. The challenge is considerable: to transform writing designed for social networks into a cinematic narrative, without losing the rigor or the direct relationship with the audience.
A psychological thriller
“WHO” is billed as a psychological thriller, built around a central question: “In a world of monsters, who’s the monster?”. This sentence sets the tone. It doesn’t just promise an investigation or a series of twists and turns. It establishes moral doubt.
In the film, the characters evolve in a world where every decision can have serious consequences. Time is of the essence. Mistakes are paid for. Extreme situations reveal human flaws, fears and limits. This is precisely the terrain on which Wil Aime has often built his relationship with his audience: showing how a detail, a word or a choice can change the whole meaning of a story.
Guadeloupe in the release schedule
WHO” is scheduled for release on May 28, 2026. In Guadeloupe, the Cinestar in Les Abymes has scheduled a screening for Thursday May 28 at 7.30pm. The cinéma d’Arbaud, in Basse-Terre, announces a screening on Friday May 29 at 7.30pm. The Ciné-Club Nouveaux Regards is also organizing a screening at the Ciné-Théâtre du Lamentin on Thursday May 28 at 6:30pm, with a videoconference discussion with Wil Aime after the film.
This calendar gives the region a special place. For a director of Guadeloupean origin, presenting a first feature film in Guadeloupean cinemas carries a strong symbolic dimension. Local audiences don’t just receive a film that has already been released elsewhere. They are taking part in an important moment in the career of a creator from their own cultural area.
An outing beyond the Antilles
The project is not limited to Guadeloupe. Limited screenings have been announced in France, DROM-COM, Belgium and Switzerland on May 28 and 29, 2026. Canada is also included in the schedule, with a preview on May 29, followed by a national release on June 5. French-speaking Africa will follow on June 10.
This circulation gives “WHO” a wider reach. It shows how a Caribbean creator can now draw on an audience built up online to reach several territories. Cinema does not replace social networks. It becomes a new stage, longer, more demanding, but also more collective, as the cinema imposes a different relationship with the public.
A signal for Caribbean designers
Wil Aime ‘s journey is also interesting because it goes beyond his own personal case. It raises a central question for creators in the Caribbean and its diaspora: how do you go from digital visibility to lasting work? How do you transform a community of viewers into a cinema audience? How can we bring the stories of Caribbean journeys into wider distribution circuits?
With “WHO”, Wil Aime attempts this transition with a film that remains true to his taste for suspense, detail and dilemma. Whether this transition to feature film marks a new stage in his career will depend on public reception. But the event is already here: a creator of Guadeloupean origin, shaped by the customs of his time, arrives in cinemas with a work designed to be seen, discussed and shared in a different way.
Perhaps the real question now is not just who is the monster in “WHO”. It’s also to see how far this first film can take Wil Aime, from Guadeloupe to a much wider audience.
WHO is announced in Guadeloupe from May 28, 2026. The screenings announced include the Cinestar in Abymes, the cinéma d’Arbaud in Basse-Terre and the Ciné-Théâtre in Le Lamentin. These screenings will give Guadeloupean audiences the chance to discover Wil Aime’s first feature-length film in theaters, in a strong local setting for a director of Guadeloupean origin.
WHO is a psychological thriller built around a central question: “In a world of monsters, who is the monster? The story features characters confronted with choices fraught with consequences, in a mechanic where every mistake can become decisive. The film extends the universe of Wil Aime, known for his precise narratives, moral dilemmas and sense of turnaround.
The release of WHO is particularly significant for Guadeloupe, as Wil Aime is a director of Guadeloupean origin, who here passes a major milestone: that of his first feature-length film. His journey shows how a social network creator can transform a digital audience into a cinema audience. For Guadeloupe, this release also highlights the place of Caribbean talent in international cultural circuits.
