The 12th edition of Lab Med will welcome 8 authors of 1st or 2nd feature films from the Mediterranean basin.
They will exchange with the speakers François Lunel & Jamal Belmahi, during 3 sessions in residence of one week each (between March and September), in Marseille.
The first session will take place from 5 to 10 March 2023.
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Artistic director of this year, he created and directed Arte's cinema subsidiary for more than 20 years, co-producing more than 250 films, then directed the Cinefondation, created by the Cannes Film Festival in 2002 to support new generations of filmmakers.
Mohammedia. One night, the Moon is torn apart. Abir realizes that she is now the only one dreaming. She goes to others so that they can dream again.
After saving Mimouna from what he believes to be an attack, Radi flees with her across Algeria, music as his only baggage, in order to escape reprisals.
Yousef, an Egyptian teenager, joins his father in Rome for a better life. Instead, he lives in a garage with a distant father and works with an aggressive master who exhausts him. He will find comfort in a secret relationship with an older client, who offers him the opportunity to study and change his future. But this will not be without consequences and will lead to serious problems in the garage, confronting him with a difficult choice.
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Assa, an Ethiopian housekeeper, begins working for a young Lebanese couple with a one-year-old baby, gradually outgrowing her role as caretaker.
Lily, a teenager working as a hostess at a sleazy bar, and her bisexuality as she is caught between a mysterious older man and a younger co-worker.
Neyrouz is disturbed by the sudden death of her husband. A few days after his death, she discovers that he left her a debt that she must repay.
A little North African girl living in a slum grows up in contact with her family's activism. When she becomes a woman, this inheritance will allow her to emancipate herself.
Most family members aren't thrilled about a rookie trainee performing the circumcision, but Nevo, the proud grandfather, is determined that Elkana will be the chosen one. In the midst of an existential crisis, Nevo is willing to go as far as it takes. MILAH is a comedy about an ancient ceremony in a modern world and the absurd sacrifices we make for reassurance.
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