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MY PAPER LIFE

by Vida Dena

synopsis

In Brussels, the Iranian artist and film director Vida Dena meets Naseem, father of a Syrian family who fled from the war. Within the walls of their precarious home, she talks with Hala and Rima, his two eldest daughters, through drawings. The little bits of coloured paper come to life on the screen to relate the memories, dreams and destiny of this family in exile.

international title: My Paper Life
original title: Ma vie en papier
country: Belgium, France, Iran
sales agent: CAT&Docs
year: 2022
genre: documentary
directed by: Vida Dena
film run: 80'
screenplay: Vida Dena
cinematography by: Vida Dena
film editing: Lenka Fillnerová, Frédéric Fichefet, Sophie Vercruysse
music: Noma Omran
producer: Hanne Phlypo, Eugénie Michel-Villette
production: Clin d'oeil Films, Les Films du Bilboquet, Wild Heart Productions, Shelter, Atelier Graphoui [BE]
backing: Centre de l'Audiovisuel à Bruxelles (CBA)

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