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Feature FICTION Films
At the height of a brilliant career with the Armed Forces, Officer Sandra Perron resigns unexpectedly. The brass launch an investigation that revs up when a photo circulates of Sandra in uniform tied to a tree apparently unconscious. This was not how the career of the first female officer in the Canadian infantry was supposed to end. Besieged by journalists, struggling to adapt to civilian life, and pursued by the investigation, she denies that she was the victim of abusive treatment and refuses to press charges. As Sandra reveals the details of her incredible experience in the Canadian infantry, her training, tours overseas, it becomes clear this true story is about how her worst enemies were on her side of the front line.
Aisha is a 26-year-old Sudanese caregiver living in a neighbourhood in the heart of Cairo where she witnesses the tension between her fellow African migrants and local gangs.
Stuck between an undefined relationship with a young Egyptian cook, a gangster that blackmails her into an unethical deal in exchange for safety, and a new house she’s assigned to work in, Aisha struggles to cope with her fears and lost battles, causing her dreams to cross with reality and leading her to an impasse.
A coming-of-age story shaped by tragedy that follows 12-year-old Eya as she comes to grips with the sudden loss of her older brother Younès, with whom she shared an intense and inseparable bond. Immersed in a deeply codified and intense grieving process, she draws on her creativity, resilience, and the support of Younès’ friends to come to terms with his passing and carve out her own path toward adulthood.
On a rainy evening, Aida drives up to the Lebanese mountains and unlocks an empty family house where her husband, Walid, who has been living abroad for years, is confronted by her presence. Temporarily reunited in the same space, they must face the state of their lives together and apart. Is there anything left to be saved?
Hazal's biggest dream: to be given a chance. For her 18th birthday she wants to escape the everyday grind and party with her friends. But a fatal incident changes everything, and Hazal is forced to flee. "ELBOW" tells the story of a young woman who is pushed to the margins of society and is determined to remain true to herself.
The rebellious 19-year-old Alyssa and shy 23-year-old Mehdi dream of escaping their reality. Upon discovering a contest offering a chance to flee, they embark on a road trip to southern Tunisia, overcoming obstacles along the way.
Martina Calderón, 75 years old, suffers from Alzheimer’s. For more than three decades she searches for her grandson who was born in captivity, during the Argentinean military dictatorship. One day she learns that her grandson is in Brazil. Her long and solitary journey turns into an intense struggle against time and oblivion.
A devoted father’s tragic mistake shakes his marriage and leaves him isolated. As guilt and the threat of imprisonment loom, he fights to regain his wife’s trust and rebuild what he’s lost—but can he ever find redemption?
Alone in the mountains: Olivia, her Father, and their home. By the foothills, a slaughterhouse, where Father works. She dreams by day and lives by night; they share only dusks and dawns before the rising sun lulls her to sleep. When Father disappears, Olivia descends the mountains in search of him.
15-year-old Emma-pregnant after a rape-defies her repressive rural Protestant community to carve a path of self-determination, transforming trauma into a catalyst for emancipation while confronting the moral hypocrisy of the village and the spectre of World War II around her.
Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist, has lived in Tunisia for ten years. Her home becomes a refuge for Naney, a young mother seeking a better future, and Jolie, a strong-willed student carrying her family’s hopes. The arrival of a little orphan girl challenges their sense of solidarity in a tense social climate, revealing both their fragility and strength.
In the studio of a well-known director, female actors audition for the role of Scheherazade in “A Thousand and One Nights”. But the women gradually realize that the director has more in mind than just casting the leading role.
Feature Documentary Films
The coming-of-age of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend, trapped between the Syria from which they ran for their lives, and their exile in Europe.
Weaving accounts of rural workers and fieldnotes of a couple of archaeologists, amateur footage and scientific drawings, legends, poems and songs, The Seasons is a journey through the real history and the tales of a region in southern Portugal, Alentejo, and a portrait of the people who have lived there.
Fida grew up during the war in Beirut in the 1980s, immersed in the "red hell" her grandmother used to tell her about. The trivialization of death made her doubt the value of life and the meaning of this never-ending war that was so similar to so many others. Using miniature figures and models, she meets the militiamen and confronts her childhood vision with theirs.
Souraya Mon Amour invites us into the private world of Souraya Baghdadi, a world filled with dance, film, meditation, memories, and deep reflection. It’s a world still touched by the presence of her late husband, Maroun Baghdadi, a legendary Lebanese filmmaker.
Their story began in 1981 during the filming of Little Wars in war-torn Beirut, where Souraya played the lead role. After the movie premiered at Cannes, they moved to Paris and started a life together. But in December 1993, Maroun died suddenly and mysteriously, just as Souraya was expecting their third child.
Today, three decades later, Souraya revisits the fragments of a life once suspended. Through distant conversations, tender archives, and moments of introspection, a love story unfolds, unveiling the fragile tension of a bond shaped by presence—and even more profoundly, by absence.
In a country where young women are still kidnapped as brides and conservative groups are gaining political influence, a young activist and pop-star rises as a voice of resistance. However, as authorities seek to quiet feminists and activists, both she and her family worry about how much attention her musical career and activism bring when not even the police can be trusted. This vérité-style documentary follows the fearless Zere Asylbek as she uses her music to spark solidarity among Kyrgyz women, despite being labeled as an "Agent of the West".
Home Games" is a wake-up call for our times. Through Lidija Zelovic's eyes, we confront the echoes of a divided Yugoslavia—a place torn apart by nationalism and civil war—now reflected in the rising tide of right-wing politics, nationalism, and racial tension sweeping across the Netherlands and beyond. By blending family moments with the stark reality of today's social divisions, the film reveals the dangerous parallels between past and present, urging us to question what ‘home’ truly means in an age of deepening divides. With wit, intelligence, and a haunting clarity, Zelovic invites audiences everywhere to see the cost of repeating history’s mistakes, challenging us to resist the forces of division and embrace unity.
In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking in a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future.
INTERNATIONAL SHORT Films
The coming-of-age of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend, trapped between the Syria from which they ran for their lives, and their exile in Europe.
“Krizalit” follows Deniz, an enigmatic young woman drawn into the vibrant life of modern Turkey. Alternating between the euphoria of her love with a Turkish woman, Melisa, and the weight of feeling like an outsider, the story weaves subtle hints about Deniz’s true nature — inviting contemplation on identity and belonging. Set against the backdrop of a country in flux, "Krizalit" delicately portrays the healing journey of existing within a city so capable of profound love, yet at times challenged to extend that love to others.
Fida grew up during the war in Beirut in the 1980s, immersed in the "red hell" her grandmother used to tell her about. The trivialization of death made her doubt the value of life and the meaning of this never-ending war that was so similar to so many others. Using miniature figures and models, she meets the militiamen and confronts her childhood vision with theirs.
Through the gift of a swimsuit on a seemingly endless summer day, Noa is pushed into a binary gender order that Noa does not want to choose voluntarily.
In a country where young women are still kidnapped as brides and conservative groups are gaining political influence, a young activist and pop-star rises as a voice of resistance. However, as authorities seek to quiet feminists and activists, both she and her family worry about how much attention her musical career and activism bring when not even the police can be trusted. This vérité-style documentary follows the fearless Zere Asylbek as she uses her music to spark solidarity among Kyrgyz women, despite being labeled as an "Agent of the West".
In Dorothea Sing Zhang’s hybrid of fiction and documentary, her mother, renowned opera artist Geng Qiaoyun, clings to the rhythms of a solitary life—teaching students, maintaining her strict physical discipline, and rehearsing for an impending performance. Immersed in her craft yet haunted by absence, she wrestles with the distance between art, memory, and her estranged daughter.
Postcard of a single mother's seaside vacation. From barbecues to Italian-style ice cream, the portrait of a disheveled woman, landed on the beach of a polluted sea, takes shape. Between anger and sadness, with silence the only answer to her two little boys, Fanny drowns in the expanse of her impossible desires.
In her relentless pursuit of a memory that reinforces her sense of belonging, Areeb crosses paths with Ahmed, a parkour athlete in Gaza, sparking in a journey where conflicting aspirations intersect. Nostalgia meets with ambition, and the weight of a confined past meets with an unpredictable future.
Tania decides to take her horse Fantas to meet her friends in her working-class neighborhood. By sharing her passion, she seeks to bring together two parts of herself, two worlds that have never crossed paths before and which will collide in an urban tale with surreal overtones.
In the gentle hush of dawn, when the world rests, Young-ok, an old woman, drifts through quiet streets. She drives others’ cars home, seeking a friendly voice.
To calm her lonely heart, she wanders the night. But harsh words and silent glances greet her, her quiet voice slipping into the dark.
Under a soft yellow glow, Young-ok keeps on driving, through a dawn that lingers, unanchored.
In a small house by the beach, Akylas, a retired and solitary man, enjoys the final days of summer.
He spends his days in quiet routine, silencing the insects with blasts of water, shielding himself from the world beyond his yard.
As summer fades, so do the cicadas, who, after years spent underground, emerge only to sing and seek a mate in the last days of their lives.
Kari, an indigenous girl who is afraid to laugh, meets Kera, who shares with her the myth of Kiraparamia, a woman punished by the gods for laughing at her husband. Kera reinterprets this and tells her that laughing set her free. Inspired, Kari uses laughter to confront those who bother her.
Azaa and Shagai, a couple in their late 20s, are living in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, with their 6-year-old daughter. On the verge of divorce, they search for happiness in empty, high-rise buildings. Stuck in their car in the infamous city traffic, they fight it out.
Farnaz have met Amir in Iran where she threw herself into marriage in order to have sex with him. Their relationship proved a to be failure, she felt obliged to join him in France, hoping to divorce him in this new country.
In 1595, a woman accused of witchcraft refuses to be silenced, leaving her free spirit and powerful voice to inspire a new generation.
Barlebas depicts the last days in the life of the headstrong woman Heylken (28). She is accused of witchcraft, just as she was about to leave her village for good.
While Heylken never gets to leave, she inspires young girl Griet (12) with her free spirit and powerful voice.
A 17-year-old girl struggles with an emotionally distant mother as her life takes a tragic turn. The mother joins a mystic ceremony to face her grief and the lost bond with her daughter.
Amplified is an intimate portrayal of Hind, a charming young Karate athlete with a hearing disability. Following a violating incident at the Karate center, Hind’s world gets distorted. The sensual narrative, accompanied by an authentic sonic experience, dives into what happens when safe spaces are shattered in the ugliest of ways. Through her eyes and ears, we sway between the tenderness and harshness of pain, the silence and the noise, and the hidden and the manifest.
Growing old as a woman is a tragedy. Without realizing it
that's what I've always thought and what I've always been taught.
So how do I get rid of this stupid idea that's so deeply rooted
in my skull and in my society? At nearly thirty, it's time for me to talk with women of other generations and tear down some anti-aging advertisements.
Through an intimate portrayal of the activities of the Club Deportivo Palestino fan group, Baisanos builds a dialogue between two narrators representing Chile and Palestine. Together, they reflect on identity, the meaning of returning to Palestine, and the different ways of going back. In this way, the connection between two distant territories emerges within a space of celebration, where dreaming of victory creates a possible future.
If an aggressor's strength lies in his victim's silence, speaking out is an indispensable weapon for the victim to break free. Silence is the first step towards liberation.
“Like a Spiral” is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafala system. Expressing their belonging to a society in collapse, the women's voices rise through the film's grainy images to denounce their stolen freedom with an inalienable thirst to exist. Their memories dance in the rhythm of oppression. Caught within life's spiral, they lift themselves up to not sink into oblivion.
Manuela chats online with a stranger, a man with a fetish for women in wheelchairs like her. After
six years of anonymity on his part, she decides to meet him.
Forced to abandon her education at 18 to marry her cousin, Raeda navigates life with an unloving husband as two of her children are diagnosed with a rare genetic disease. Through intimate family testimonies and visits to significant locations from her past, this short documentary explores a chapter of Raeda’s life, offering a rare glimpse into Jordan’s Christian social fabric in the 1990s.
Worse than nuking follows Fedaa, a pediatrician and mother of three living in Gaza, as she struggles to care for children in a hospital while shielding her own family through two relentless years of war.
The coming-of-age of a brother, his sister and her boyfriend, trapped between the Syria from which they ran for their lives, and their exile in Europe.
How do you hold on to hope in times of violence and oppression? For visual artist Mounira Al Solh, born in Lebanon and based in the Netherlands, making art is her lifeline: a way to ‘resist the feeling that we are doomed.’
Hazel has almost fallen in love... or so she thinks.
In a dialogue driven narrative; Nara, on the brink of her first period, stumbles through a chaotic, surreal coming of age journey, where the mundane meets the absurd and growing up feels like a quietly political act.
Through dialogue, unexpected interactions and worldbuilding, the film explores themes of agency, independence, and growing up, and the mundanity of chaos.
For Henry, the community garden is his escape from the daily toil in the city. However, the day has come for it to be demolished, Henry and his community can't agree on how to save it.
2055. After the climate catastrophe survivors must live in caves. The only hope left is to travel back in time and prevent the disaster from happening. Only few have memories from before, which seem to be a gateway to the past. After various experiments a woman is able to traverse the ocean of times and arrive at the scene of her childhood memory: on a ferry she saw a man being pushed overboard.
In a convent in Spain during the dictatorship, nuns provide shelter to young girls in need.
A young girl navigates her life in a convent of nuns and comes to discover her true purpose.
the love story between a bird and a plant, and an animation made out of a flipbook
A tough, no-nonsense Buffalo has always seen himself as strong, fearless, and ready to take the world. But when his long-awaited dream of fatherhood finally comes true, he is thrown into uncharted territory. As he stumbles through the challenges of parenthood, one question looms: Can he become the father he always dreamed of being, or will his fears get the best of him?
Propelled into her own mind, Rhi explores the thoughts, fears and impulses that shape our internal world. When her inner child is threatened by the shadows of her own trauma her fear turns to anger & she must fight back to regain control. From desperation to acceptance, she learns to choose life.
The film captures a moment on the verge of beginning. An actor prepares for a shoot while the crew waits. Instead of moving forward, the actor is overwhelmed by an endless array of choices. The film unveils a bodily state where preparation transforms into an endless stretch of time, revealing the complexity of life’s paths and the intricacies of body and mind. It exposes the borders of our existence, confronting the unknown and unpredictable. With a tragicomic touch, the film takes the viewer to the threshold of being and beyond, exploring the artist's freedom in contrast to the still-waiting crew.
Lebanese SHORT Films
Displaced follows a woman who escapes the devastation of war in her homeland and seeks safety in a new country. There, she struggles with a profound sense of disconnection and guilt—feeling like an outsider, and as if simply surviving in this new place is a betrayal of her roots. Through a symbolic and emotional journey, she comes to understand that while this new land may never truly feel like home, she can carry her culture with her, creating a life that bridges both worlds.
A visual and poetic exploration of inner conflict, the film follows a man’s journey through the shifting landscapes of his own psyche. Guided by the haunting voices of fear, shame, and buried desire, he drifts through memory and movement, uncovering the layers of his identity in an intimate search for acceptance and wholeness.
In the heart of Tripoli, Lebanon, where patriarchal dogma and corrupted religious authority dominate, Ayham, a young man from a strict religious family, encounters Sahar, a girl that works in prostitiution whose presence awakens both his suppressed desires and his moral zeal. Convinced he must save her, Ayham’s mission becomes a struggle between faith and temptation, one that will unravel the foundations of his own life and his family’s.
a cloistered nun flees the couvent on a divine mission.
A young woman makes breakfast in the liminal space between routine and horror.
Noor caring for her terminally ill mother faces an
unbearable moral dilemma.
In Mount Lebanon, sixteen-year-old Alya comes of age under her mother’s unyielding gaze and the judgment of society. Her first love awakens a longing for freedom, but it also exposes the limits of a world where reputation defines worth. Torn between youthful desire and the rigid expectations around her, Alya is forced to confront choices that push her beyond childhood and into an unforgiving reality.
Leil, a thoughtful young woman in Lebanon, leaves her neighborhood one morning. A chance meeting with Zein, a kind man, leads to an unexpected ride through local streets and shared silences.
They talk and tease, and something gentle begins to unfold between them. The war’s distant echoes remind them their world feels fragile—and so does their connection.
Phenix is a documentary set within an association that offers people living with mental disabilities a supportive space to live, grow, and thrive. Through the daily lives of four residents—Caroline, Patrick, Henri, and Jad—the film captures intimate moments, friendships, and routines, inviting reflection on individuality and what it truly means to live a “normal” life.
A thirty-something Lebanese woman goes on a first date with Mike, but most of the night is spent in a cramped bathroom stall, spiraling as she consults her ever-loyal virtual assistant. Between smudged lipstick and waves of anxiety, she wrestles with the absurd rituals of modern romance, the ache for real connection, and the quiet storm of starting something new.
A magical cabeceo ignites the tango ballroom and takes two passionate souls into a dreamlike dance of longing, fear, and love left unfolded.
This anime-doc stitches together colorful fragments of the personal life of Alia, a Lebanese woman. Growing up facing war and displacement, searching and not finding freedom, she forms a friendship with a would-be superhero on the shore of Beirut called Abu Samra. She trains with him and their monsters meet. Together, Alia and Abu Samra survive by finding comfort in the insanity that the city has sown in them. When the Lebanese revolution starts on 17 October 2019 they realize they are not alone.
A fateful encounter on a bus sparks an unexpected connection between Minerva, a graceful piano teacher in her mid 60s, and Fouad, a committed tailor in his mid 70s. Minerva finds herself with an old feeling which rekindles in her after the encounter with Fouad. Driven by the sudden longing, Minerva rips her dress and takes it to Fouad's shop for repair. This small act sparks a quiet connection between them. Fouad not only mends the dress but adorns the tear with flowers, transforming it. When Minerva, now feeling youthful and hopeful, returns to his shop, she discovers it empty and abandoned, leaving her with the unexpected absence of what she hoped for, caressing her dress and finally clutching her handbag with what just blossomed now is vanished.
" IN - OUT " follows the journey of 12 year old SAMA and 10 years old YASMINE from the day they arrive to their grandmother’s house because of their parents’ sudden divorce.
The sisters struggle to adapt to their new living situation and cope with the emotional fallout.
In a quiet Lebanese village, tradition dictates the lives of women, but 17-year-old Rima longs for freedom. Under the watchful eye of her strict father, Boutros, and her pragmatic mother, Marie Rose, she secretly falls for Charbel, a young shopkeeper. Their love unfolds in stolen moments, marked by the silent signal of a red towel.
DANCE FILMS
The Way Back Home is a two-minute poetic film that unfolds underwater, where a woman’s expressive movements accompany a powerful monologue on identity, womanhood, and self-ownership — written, directed, and narrated by the filmmaker herself. As the performer drifts through silence and resistance, the voice rises against the weight of judgment and expectation — reclaiming scars, softness, and the right to become. A cinematic meditation on finding one’s way back to the self.
A play about showing and concealing, moving and being moved. A ballet for isolated limbs, a trio for dancers flowing, floating, swimming and gliding. Carried by Thierry Zaboitzeff's marvellous sounds and tones, breathtaking through unprecedented perspectives, the piece writes a new, purely female story of creation out of the water.heir new living situation and cope with the emotional fallout.
This film awakens memory and heritage. I dedicate this movie to my grandmother Georgette : daughter, wife and mother of miners.
Coal and iron mines once sustained more than 10,000 workers in France and Luxembourg.
Machines fell silent. Men walked out for the last time. The earth closed in.
Today, across four generations (my grandmother, my mother, and my daughter and I) dance brings this history to life.
Abjad Ḥawaz (أبجد هوز) takes its name from the ancient ordering of the Arabic alphabet. Through the body of Salma Zahore, each letter is danced and embodied in the ruins of Barcelona. Blending fashion, music, poetry, and performance, the film reclaims a language often feared and misunderstood, turning it into a celebration of identity, resilience, and artistic freedom.
Inspired by Anna Göldi: "the last witch" executed in Glarus (Switzerland) in 1782, from witch trials to modern silence, centuries of judgment, inherited fear, silence, and condemnation, still inhabit our bodies.
NEFANDUM stands as a tribute to women — past and present — who refuse to disappear.
"dust" is a dance film that explores themes of legacy and mortality in the cycle of intergenerational caregiving. It pays tribute to the compassion, reciprocity, and unconditional love present as we guide one another into and out of this life. It depicts the experience of caring for my father as he died of cancer.
“Kielo finds it hard to sit still in class. She takes a break venturing into the corridors of her imagination.”
The film Kielo touches on the subject of love, support as well as contempt between young people in the school environment, with a focus on the convergence of neurodivergence and sisterhood/peer-hood.
We all have a poetic body, that dances when encouraged. It just needs to be given a chance to exist alongside the body that goes by the rules and is used to shy away from expression.
Her STORY FILMS
While delivering chickens, Dana and Joseph face a crisis on the road that brings their strained relationship to the forefront.
For Lou’s birthday, her father takes her on a road trip he carefully planned, but nothing goes as expected.
Amidst war, Joelle, a young single mother, fights to protect her daughter after a terrorist bombing targets a nearby school bus. When a travel ban traps her 8-year-old, Joelle has no choice but to smuggle her across the Syrian-Lebanese border.
“My Fair Lady” is a completely indie documentary about a house and the Lady who made it the sanctuary it was. We follow three people: my mom, my dad, and I, as we all recall our memories of her while trying to keep her alive in that now empty house. We each discuss topics we’ve never spoken about with each other.
It is a story of heartache, pain, and perseverance after having lost.
Raya’s fight for love crosses religious boundaries, challenging societal prejudice as she confronts sectarian authority in intense debates, forcing a tradition-bound society to face its own contradictions
Ghyd, a young dish cleaner for a high-class Lebanese restaurant gets the chance to be a waitress for a day. After serving coffee to a famous Lebanese singer, she steals her coffee cup and asks her grandmother to read it for her, pretending it's her own.
The Anatomy of a Golden Kiss transforms Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss into a moving image, reframing romance as a space of expectation and control. By recreating three Klimt paintings, the film explores how women are idealized, interchangeable, and confined within societal and artistic narratives. As the women repeatedly shift positions beside the male figure, a voiceover reveals how femininity is romanticized and prescribed. The stillness of the paintings fractures as the women attempt to escape their frames, culminating in a final rupture where the canvas tears and falls, and the women break free from the gilded illusion.
IMPACT MAKERS FILMS
Mother Jado, a 57-year-old trans woman and one of the early pioneers of Lebanon’s queer movement, takes me with her on a deeply personal journey of survival and defiance. In a country fractured by war, religion, and repression, she moves through spaces haunted by the past, from family Sunday lunches to streets still shadowed by snipers in towers.
Through her eyes, we enter a world where tenderness and fear coexist; where the act of simply existing as oneself becomes a daily negotiation between visibility and safety. As our conversations unfold, the film becomes both an archive and an act of resistance, weaving together memories, loss, and resilience to reveal what it means to be queer, visible, and alive in a place that refuses to see you.
In a Lebanese village, Omar (16) lives in the shadow of his parents’ tragic drowning in a migrant boat accident. Now the sole caretaker of his younger sister Douaa (5), who never leaves his side, Omar carries a deep fear of water. Yet he silently vows to protect her from the same fate, and to teach her to swim despite his trauma.
Between the rose fields where he works and the haunting memories of the sea, Omar struggles to turn water from a symbol of death into a place of safety. But when Douaa suddenly disappears near a lake, he believes she has drowned. In a moment where love outweighs fear, he dives in to save her, meeting the thin line where life and death, loss and courage, converge.
Living in the shadows since their asylum claims were denied in Canada, two Mexican women manage to get by undocumented, while clinging to the hope of regularizing their status so they can carry on with the lives they have built in this country over the years.
Blending live action and animated images, "Invisibles" shines light on the courage and resilience of Mia and Alma, whose stories reflect the reality of tens of thousands of asylum seekers who are currently living without status and under the constant threat of deportation, despite their integration and active contribution to Canadian society.
Balloons miss him, their Boy, their sun carrier.
In I LIKE TO FLY, they tell us his story, what he left behind.
Haunted by a recurrent dream of her grandfather turning the soil in her childhood home, G decides to go back to Aadchit, a small village in the south of Lebanon, to find her memories changed by the war.
There is a curse no one speaks of. This short film is built around memory, archives, and a phone call — a call born out of need.
“The Confession” is an intimate documentary that blurs the line between memory and trauma. As the filmmaker revisits a childhood incident of harassment, she transforms silence into confrontation—staging a stark interrogation room to face her harasser. Through this act, the film becomes a powerful reclaiming of voice and agency.
My Body Eats Me is a powerful open letter from Marina, a 35-year-old lady living with scleroderma. Through self-filmed scenes and raw reflections, she challenges the viewer to look beyond her altered appearance and see her full humanity. This documentary is a bold confrontation of fear, stigma, and isolation—an intimate portrait of resilience, womanhood, and the fight to live with dignity in a world that often looks away.