Synopsis
Néphélie reluctantly agrees to meet Leila one last time to finish their ongoing video dance project. While they dance, the weight of their charged history begins to surface.
Néphélie reluctantly agrees to meet Leila one last time to finish their ongoing video dance project. While they dance, the weight of their charged history begins to surface.
Full credits
- Section
- International Student Competition
- Director
- Rami AL RABIH
- Choreographer
- Néphélie Peingnez, Leïla Seri Hartel
- Production countries
- France
- Production year
- 2024
- Duration
- 6 minutes
- Producer
- Rami AL RABIH
- Distribution
- Raksa-Ciné Paris
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