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The Youth Perspective – Short Fiction competition

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24.10.2024 / 9:00
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Director: Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Script: Michelle Keserwany
Cinematography: Karim Ghorayeb
Editing: Konstantin​ Bock
Music: Zeid Hamdan, Lynn Adib
Producer: Marine Vaillant
Cast: Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany

France, Lebanon 2023
30′ 00”

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?

To find solace in each other…

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