Synopsis
Deseos exposes the ways in which medicine, the law, religion, and cultural traditions have shaped hegemonic discourse about gender and the sexual body, through the narrative of two parallel stories. The first story concerns Martina, who lived in Colombia during the late colonial period at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The second concerns a fictional story about Nour, who lived in Beirut at the end of the Ottoman Empire. Both historical documentary and fiction, the film presents an imaginary correspondence between these two women. Separated by a geography, cultures and religions, they must cope with the consequences of their homosexual relationships.
Credits
Director (1)
Actresses (2)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Council
Full credits (7)
- Screenwriters : Maya Mikdashi, Carlos Motta
- Directors of Photography : Mateo Guzmán, Mark Khalifé
- Editor : Carlos Motta
- Sound recordists : Zachary Dunham, Geoffrey Wilson
- Line Producers : Julián Grijalba, Jowe Harfouche
- Voice : Maya Mikdashi, Laura Riveros Sefair
- Assistant Operators : Juan Carlos Bernal, Hatem Chayna
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary
- Production language : Spanish, Arabic
- Coproducer countries : France, Norway, Argentina, Sweden, Portugal
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : Majority French (France, Norway, Argentina, Sweden, Portugal)
- Production year : 2015
- Runtime : 32 min
- Production formats : Video
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 16/9
- Audio format : Stereo
- Rating restrictions : None
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)