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LES CHENILLES

( 2023 )
Short Film Competition |
 
France
,
Lebanon
 |
 Arabic, French |
 30 min

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. Chenilles is a  film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.

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.

Producer

Marine Vaillant

Production Company

Marine Vaillant

Screenplay

Michelle Keserwany

Cinematography

Karim Ghorayeb

Editing

Konstantin Bock

Sound

Hugo Donias, Angele Keserwany

Cast

Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany

Contacts

International Sales: Lights on, lightson@lightsonfilm.org; Middle East Distributor: MAD Solutions, distribution@mad-solutions.com

Producer

Marine Vaillant

Production Company

Marine Vaillant

Screenplay

Michelle Keserwany

Cinematography

Karim Ghorayeb

Editing

Konstantin Bock

Sound

Hugo Donias, Angele Keserwany

Cast

Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany

Contacts

International Sales: Lights on, lightson@lightsonfilm.org; Middle East Distributor: MAD Solutions, distribution@mad-solutions.com

More About Film

Les Chenilles is a film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.

Producer

Marine Vaillant

Production Company

Marine Vaillant

Screenplay

Michelle Keserwany

Cinematography

Karim Ghorayeb

Editing

Konstantin Bock

Sound

Hugo Donias, Angele Keserwany

Cast

Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany

Contact

International Sales: Lights on, lightson@lightsonfilm.org; Middle East Distributor: MAD Solutions, distribution@mad-solutions.com

More About Film

Les Chenilles is a film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.