Directing
Noel Keserwany
Beirut, Lebanon
The Lebanese musician, writer and filmmaker works closely with her sister Michelle Keserwany. In 2021, she received a residency fellowship for the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and, since then, she has lived between Paris and Beirut. In Les chenilles, her debut short film which she co-directed with her sister, she also played the main role. The film went on to win the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at Berlinale, and she is now developing multiple highly-anticipated upcoming projects.
Acting credits
Behind the camera
6.0Two women meet as waitresses and tentatively become friends. They are both from the Levant and living in exile in France. A film about the Silk Road, about exploitation – then and now – and about female solidarity, friendship and solace.
Les chenilles
2023
Soha, a vivid woman in her late twenties living with her family in a deserted seaside resort during the off-season, sells fake luxury perfumes in Jounieh, a city where aspiration and pretense collide. When a rom-com TV crew takes refuge in her shop one rainy day, Soha grasps the chance to rewrite her life narrative. As she immerses herself in this new world, the boundaries between ambition and integrity start to blur.
Printemps
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Soha, a vivid woman in her late twenties living with her family in a deserted seaside resort during the off-season, sells fake luxury perfumes in Jounieh, a city where aspiration and pretense collide. When a rom-com TV crew takes refuge in her shop one rainy day, Soha grasps the chance to rewrite her life narrative. As she immerses herself in this new world, the boundaries between ambition and integrity start to blur.
Printemps
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