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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.

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Everything (Lu Helai) China

Everything
Lu Helai
China. 2023. 28 min

A simple boy Keda comes to the city looking for jobs and runs into Liu Yang, a girl who can transform into everything. Together they embark on an adventure amidst fantasy and reality. Keda develops a vague understanding of love and freedom.
As he starts to have feelings for Liu Yang, he is also lost in the labyrinth of fiction and reality. But he is determined…

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Nine Sentimeters (Kirill Loginov) Russia

Nine Sentimeters
Kirill Loginov
Russia. 2023. 19 min

The clown Mitya is to be fired from the circus. The new director doesn’t consider his trick to be impressive enough — Mitya can lift himself into the air, but only nine centimeters high. The director lays down terms that Mitya must learn to lift himself to an acceptable height. But the director doesn’t know that this nine centimeters is no mere trick. Mitya truly can hover above the ground.

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