Synopsis
The opening visuals suggest that we are looking at a postcard. Yet, we must carefully confront this apparent reality and then translate what remains unseen. The pristine, azure waters of a Caribbean Island, once colonized by France, stand in stark contrast to the fabricated structures of a reimagined Martinique. Confronted with a looming curse threatening the island’s very existence, a group of young individuals reflects and engages in dialogue, drawing from intimate testimonials about the experience of belonging to a territory on the verge of vanishing. (K.M.)
This short belongs to PGM 1 and will be screened with “A Stone’s Throw” and “Living Beings”.
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Aliha Thalien
Born in Paris in 1994, Aliha Thalien earned a master's degree in cinema after attending La Sorbonne university (Paris). She then went on graduating in art at Beaux-Arts of Paris. With this background, she develops a practice bridging cinema, installation and sculpture around memory and language. In 2019, she directed her first short film "Feu Soleil". Then, she directed "Saint-Yves Prophète" in 2020 and "Mon Amie Moïra" in 2021.