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Alsacian
Manouches
A project by Hakob Melkonyan
(52' - France, Germany)
Synopsis : Tosca, 18, is a first-year student at the Strasbourg Conservatory. She is preparing to leave the family cocoon to achieve her dream: becoming an opera singer. Maya, 34, is a blind piano accordionist. She also leads a choir for sighted and blind people. Maya and Tosca are cousins from a Manouche family Through them, we meet this community established in Alsace for centuries, giving the voice to the young generation of women.
Editing : Matthias Weber
Music : Frédéric « Engé » Helmstetter
Co-production : LuFilms (France), Ana Films (France) et SWR Arte (Germany)
Partners : Région Grand-Est, CNC, Procirep, Vosges TV
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