Les Chenilles
Synopsis
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 pas our animosity to find solace in each other ?
Credits
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producer : Dewberries Films
- Co-production : La Biennale de Lyon
Full credits (18)
- Executive Producer : Marine Vaillant
- Screenwriter : Michelle Keserwany
- Director of Photography : Karim Ghorayeb
- Music Composers : Zeid Hamdan, Lynn Adib
- Assistant Director : Julien Grohar
- Editor : Konstantin Bock
- Sound recordists : Ugo Donias, Angele Keserwany
- Associate producer : Carol Mezher
- Voice-overs : Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany
- Co-producer : Cédric Martin
- Assistant Operators : Sirine Yahiaoui, Matyas Vertesi
- Production manager : Marine Vaillant
- Sound Editor : Cédric Kayem
- Grader : Belal Hibri
- Make-up Artist : Mathilde Schneider
- Sound Mixer : Cédric Kayem
- Location Manager : Benjamin Paccoud
- Sound design : Cédric Kayem
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Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Fiction, Documentary, Experimental
- Sub-genre : Social comedy, Legend, Video art
- Themes : Friendship, Exile, Minorities, Exodus
- Production language : Arabic, French
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Nationality : 100% French (France)
- Production year : 2022
- Runtime : 29 min 42 seconds
- Visa number : 158.764
- Visa issue date : 05/04/2023
- Production formats : HDV
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Digital 5.1
- Rating restrictions : None
News & awards
News (2)
Selections (4)
Awards (1)
Berlin International Film Festival
Germany, 2023
Golden Bear
Berlin Short Film Candidate for the European Film Awards
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