Les Chenilles

France, Lebanon2023fiction30'Short Matters! Krótkie filmy roku (2024)

Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France. Both bear the weight of a home they were forced to leave behind. Initially wary of each other, they gradually discover a common thread that binds them - one that dates back to when the Silk Road connected Lyon to their home countries. In the midst of forced migrations, can we move past our animosity to find solace in each other?

directed by: Michelle Keserwany
A Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker. She co-wrote 'Capernaum' with director Nadine Labaki (Academy Award nominee, winner of the Prix du Jury in Cannes 2018 as well as Best Script Award at Stockholm IFF), she started her own film projects, including her first animated feature film currently in development "Ouzkourini", produced by Special Touch Studios. The debut short fiction film "Les Chenilles" was written by Michelle, and directed by her and Noel Keserwany. The film is co-produced by La Biennale de Lyon and Dewberries Films.
Noel Keserwany
A Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker. In 2021 she received a grant from the French Institute to reside at La Cite des Arts in Paris and work on her film projects. She has been living between Beirut and Paris since. Noel is currently writing her first fiction film "Un An" and developing an animated short film Seven Mountains and Seven Seas, grantee of the DFI Production Fund and produced by Dewberries Films. The debut short fiction film "Les Chenilles" was written by Michelle Keserwany, and directed by her and Noel, who also plays one of the lead roles in it.
cinematography: Karim Ghorayeb
script: Michelle Keserwany
music: Zeid Hamdan, Lynn Adib
editing: Konstantin Bock
production: Marine Vaillant (Dewberries Films)
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