LES CHENILLES
European Short Film Candidates 2023
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29m
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, Noel Keserwany
Written by: Michelle Keserwany
Produced by: Marine Vaillant
Cinematography: Karim Ghorayeb
Editing: Konstantin Bock
Animation: Raoul Mallat
Make-Up: Mathilde Schneider
Sound: Ugo Donias, Angele Keserwany, Cedric Kayem
Original Score: Zeid Hamdan, Lynn Adib
Cast: Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany
Original Title: LES CHENILLES
Film Production Country: France
Biography of the Director/s
MICHELLE KESERWANY AND NOEL KESERWANY - BIOGRAPHY
Michelle Keserwany and Noel Keserwany are Lebanese musicians, writers, and filmmakers. The sisters are known for their satirical music videos that criticize the Lebanese corrupt political system. Ever since Michelle 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), they started their own film projects, including the political documentary Slow Burn, a co-production between France and Lebanon, produced by Special Touch Studios and supported by the CNC. Between 2019 and 2021, they both received grants from the French Institute to reside at La Cite des Arts in Paris and work on their film projects. They live between Beirut and Paris.
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.
Michelle is currently developing her first animated feature film "Ouzkourini", produced by Special Touch Studios. In 2021, she received the CNC's Aide au Parcours d’Auteur grant, to develop her first fiction feature film "Amara", a satirical political drama that takes place in Beirut.
The sisters' debut short fiction film "Les Chenilles" was written by Michelle, and directed by her and Noel, who also plays one of the lead roles in it. The film is co-produced by La Biennale de Lyon and Dewberries Films .
Production Company:
Dewberries Films
Marine Vaillant
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World Sales:
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Flavio Armone
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