20 JAN - 2 FEB 2025
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kindergarten

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Synopsis

Valeriya tells Yann a story of her childhood in Balkhash, Kazakhstan, while Yann directs her from behind the camera. What we hear is her story; what we see is her silence.

Biography and Films

Yann les Jours was born in Lyon, France, and lives and works in Berlin. He studied art history and English literature at Lyon II Lumières University. He attended the Documentary Summer School at Locarno Film Festival and the Ji.hlava IDFF Academy. His first short, Repetitions, had its world premiere in 2022 at Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen.