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LES CHENILLES (2023)

(2023)

Short Films Competition | France, Lebanon | Arabic, French | 30 min

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About the Film

Asma and Sarah meet while working as waitresses in France. They both come from the Levant and are carrying the shadows of the past with them, each in their own way. They tentatively befriend each other and find a common ground that goes back to the time when the city of Lyon was connected to their homeland via the Silk Road. A film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.
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Director

Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany

Michelle Keserwany is a Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker co wrote the screenplay for Capernaum (2018) with the director Nadine Labaki and since then has been developing her own film projects. Noel Keserwany, a Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker works closely with her sister Michelle Keserwany. In 2021, she received a residency fellowship for the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris. In Les Chenilles, her debut short film, she also played the main role.

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