Isabelle Tollenaere's 'Paris Paris': A Debut Fiction Feature on Displacement and the Meaning of Home

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Belgian writer-director Isabelle Tollenaere discusses her debut fiction feature 'Paris Paris', premiering at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. The film is an allegory for displacement and a meditation on home, exploring themes of migration, belonging, and memory through the story of a Congolese woman living in Brussels who dreams of Paris. Tollenaere describes the film as "very political, but not in your face," drawing on her documentary background to create a nuanced, character-driven narrative about the universal human experience of seeking a place to call home.

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