Synopsis
From a Parisian Métro platform below to the night streets above, one woman decides to go against the current and defy the Parisian routine.
From a Parisian Métro platform below to the night streets above, one woman decides to go against the current and defy the Parisian routine.
Full credits
- Section
- International Student Competition
- Director
- Tizia Benmchich-Lanardonne
- Choreographer
- Tizia Benmchich-Lanardonne
- Production countries
- France
- Production year
- 2024
- Duration
- 3 minutes
- Producer
- Tizia Benmchich-Lanardonne
You might also like:

Ineffable Shape: The shape of language New Dutch
Emilia Tapprest & Miri Lee, 2024, NL, 13 min
In a world where translation is increasingly automated, what understanding can emerge from intuition, improvisation, and nonverbal bodily intelligence? Amid the hum of their environment, two candidates train to interpret the rhythms, patterns, and nuances of a nearby field sparrow. What starts as an exercise in empathy and attunement leads to unexpected realizations about the ‘shape’ of language.

Sleepless Until I Die International Student Competition
Chorong Yang & Jiaqi Yu, 2024, US, 9 min
Three people tormented by relentless anxiety and prolonged sleeplessness, slowly lose their human forms. As their condition worsens, they evolve into monsters, doomed to an eternity without rest.

To be Present but Sometimes Forgotten New Dutch
Merel Severs, 2024, NL, 12 min
In this cinematic adaptation of Severs’ stage performance Coerced and Freely Given ('24), three performers train together to endure the world’s violences and reclaim space for vulnerability and anger through care and solidarity. Known for her unique blend of choreography and martial arts, Severs delves into the body’s resilience, vulnerability, and ability to resist societal and political pressures.