La vie devant elle, by Manon Loizeau
As part of its events outside the festival venue, the FIFDH offers a screening and a meeting with Manon Loizeau, by the lake, at the Bains des Pâquis. This is an opportunity to discover one of the films in the focus competition, "La vie devant elle", an intimate account of Elaha, a 14 year old Afghan girl. The screening will be followed by a meeting with the director.
Sunday 12 March
10:00
Bains des Pâquis (Genève)
free entrance
In presence of the filmmaker
French
In partnership with les Bains des Pâquis
Speakers
Manon Loizeau Filmmaker of the film "La vie devant elle"
This debat is preceded by the movie:
La vie devant elle
By Manon Loizeau & Elaha Iqbali
La vie devant elle is the diary of the exile of Elaha, a 14 year old Afghan girl, who films herself with a small camera to tell her story. Through her story, the film portrays the reality of children growing up on the road, tossed from place to place to flee conflicts in the hope of finding a normal life. Directed by Manon Loizeau, who followed Elaha and her family for over a year, the film invites us to reflect on the fate of all children thrown onto the roads of exile. It depicts the wandering, the solitude, the physical and mental fatigue, but also the incredible resilience of childhood. This road movie is accompanied by the musical compositions of Emily Loizeau.
Section Competition - Focus
Original language(s) Persian & French
Subtitle(s) English & French
- Director(s)
- Manon Loizeau & Elaha Iqbali
Casting
- Elaha Iqbali
Producers
- Stéphanie Lebrun
- Céline Nusse
- Babel Doc
- Zadig Productions
- Wildbird Films
Cinematographer
- Thibault Delavigne
- Laurent Stoop
Music
- Emily Loizeau
Sound
- Laurent Langlois
- Sylvain Decosse
Editor
- Mathieu Goasguen
- Duration
- 89'
- Year
- 2023
- Production country
- France
- Status
- World Premiere
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