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Kubra

France, 2021, 12 minutes, Color, Dari, English, French; Turkish captioned


Director:  Mélanie Trugeon

Screenplay: Mélanie Trugeon
Cinematography: Mathieu Kauffmann
Editing: Jeanne Fontaine, Marthe Poumeyrol
Producer: Amélie Quéret
Production: Respiro Production, Achab Films
Cast: Kubra Khademi

Kubra is an Afghan performing artist and a refugee based in Paris. Her body is the medium she's chosen to search for her own history. Her connection to the world and to the body is transformed by her current situation but her art remains condemned. Is fighting the only way for Kubra to be in this world?