Zagreb Film Festival

Aïda Neither

  • Elisa Gilmour
  • France, Canada
  • 2024
  • 15'
  • Aïda non plus

*The program will screen at Dokukino KIC

 

Leïla, a young woman of Moroccan descent, has returned to her native Corsica, to visit the grave of her stillborn child. A conversation with her brother Amine, who stayed in Bastia, renews her doubts about being buried there herself. Between Corsica, the mainland, and Morocco, Leïla starts to ponder her identity.

 

Subtitles: EN, HR

 

Elisa Gilmour

Elisa Gilmour is a Canadian Corsican filmmaker based in Toronto. Her work raises questions about belonging to a gender, a family, a lineage. Her short Aïda Non Plus recently premiered at TIFF 2024 and she is in development with her feature film Tandis que lui with producer Isabelle Deluce.

Aïda Neither

Director
Elisa Gilmour
Screenplay
Elisa Gilmour
Cast
Lina Alsayed, Hajri Gachouch, Charles Thétard
DOP
Jaclyn Martinez
Editing
Omar Elhamy
Producer
Isabelle Deluce, Murielle Thierrin, Daiva Žalnieriunas
Production
Aldabra films, Beau geste films

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