Les chenilles

Berlinale Shorts

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.

by Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
with Masa Zaher, Noel Keserwany France 2022 Arabic, French 30’ Colour International premiere

With

Masa Zaher (Asma)
Noel Keserwany (Sarah)

Crew

Directors	Michelle Keserwany, Noel Keserwany
Screenplay	Michelle Keserwany
Cinematography	Karim Ghorayeb
Editing	Konstantin Bock
Music	Zeid Hamdan, Lynn Adib
Sound Design	Cedric Kayem
Sound	Ugo Donias, Angele Keserwany
Make-Up	Mathilde Schneider
Assistant Director	Julien Grohar
Producer	Marine Vaillant
Co-Production	La Biennale de Lyon, Lyon

Produced by

Dewberries Films

Montreuil, France

+33 682942104

World Sales

Dewberries Films

Photos

Michelle Keserwany

The Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker co-wrote the screenplay for Capernaum (2018) with the director Nadine Labaki and since then has been developing her own film projects. In 2019, she received a residency scholarship for the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and she has been living between Beirut and Paris ever since. She wrote the screenplay for Les chenilles, her debut short film which she co-directed with her sister Noel Keserwany.

Filmography

2022 Les chenilles; short film, co-director: Noel Keserwany

Noel Keserwany

The Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker works closely with her sister Michelle Keserwany. In 2021, she received a residency fellowship for the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and, since then, she has lived between Paris and Beirut. In Les chenilles, her debut short film which she co-directed with her sister, she also played the main role.

Filmography

2022 Les chenilles; short film, co-director: Michelle Keserwany

Dates

Berlinale Shorts III

Sun Feb 19 14:00

Cubix 2

Subtitles: English

Screening for press and industry professionals | With accreditation only

Press & Professionals

Tue Feb 21 15:30

Cubix 9

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Wed Feb 22 11:00

Cubix 3

Subtitles: English

Shorts Take Their Time: Each film followed by a detailed Q&A

Date lies in the past

Thu Feb 23 21:30

Cubix 9

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Fri Feb 24 12:30

Cineplex Titania

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Berlinale Shorts Go Kiez

Fri Feb 24 21:00

Kino im Zeiss-Großplanetarium

Subtitles: English

Please note the epilepsy warning for 'Happy Doom'

Date lies in the past

Berlinale Shorts Awardees

Sun Feb 26 21:30

Cubix 9

Subtitles: English

Date lies in the past

Les chenilles

Masa Zaher

With