Les Chenilles (Michelle, Noel Keserwany) France |

Les Chenilles
Michelle Keserwany/Noel Keserwany
France. 2023. 30 min

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. They tentatively befriend each other and find a common ground that goes back to the time when the city of Lyon was connected to their homeland via the Silk Road. A film about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.

Michelle Keserwany / Noel Keserwany

Michelle Keserwany is a Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker.
Michelle is known for the satirical music videos she creates along with her sister Noel Keserwany, and 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), she started her own film projects, including her first animated feature film currently in development “Ouzkourini”, produced by Special Touch Studios.

Michelle has been developing the political documentary Slow Burn, along with her sister Noel. The film is a co-production between France and Lebanon, produced by Special Touch Studios and supported by the CNC.
In 2019 Michelle received a grant from the French Institute to reside at La Cite des Arts in Paris and work on her film projects. She has been living between Beirut and Paris since.

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.

Noel Keserwany is a Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker.
Noel is known for the satirical music videos she creates along with her sister Michelle Keserwany, and that criticize the Lebanese corrupt political system.

The sisters have been developing the political documentary Slow Burn, a co-production between France and Lebanon, produced by Special Touch Studios and supported by the CNC.

In 2021 Noel received a grant from the French Institute to reside at La Cite des Arts in Paris and work on her film projects. She has been living between Beirut and Paris since.
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.

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.