Like a Spiral is a dialogue between Beirut and five women, migrant domestic workers, under the Kafala system. Expressing their belonging to a society in collapse, the women’s voices rise through the film’s grainy images to denounce their stolen freedom with an inalienable thirst for existence. Their memories dance in the rhythm of oppression. Caught within life’s spiral, they lift themselves up to not sink into oblivion.
CREW:
Director: Lamia Chraibi
Producer: Patricia Bergeron, Ghassan Fayad
Cinematographer: Ariane Lorrain
Editor: René Roberge
Sound: Lamia Chraibi, Patricia Bergeron
Production
Awards
Festival Filministes (Montréal) - Award Best Documentary Writing;
Mizna Arab film festival - Twin Cities - Best short film;
Arab Film festival (San Francisco) - Best short documentary
Director
Lamia Chraibi
Lamia Chraibi is a French-Moroccan filmmaker based in Montreal. She is particularly interested in the themes of social justice, identity, family and territory. She also deals with subjects related to body language and social art. The human being is at the heart of her approach. Her studies in social science (Sorbonne, Paris) and in documentary (INIS, Montreal) have shaped her sensitive and committed vision of the world. Her art is nourished by her identity questions, her migratory journey and her travels. Lamia’s cinema is based on time and the trust established with the protagonists. With a poetic approach, her camera gives a voice to the forgotten from diverse backgrounds. Selected Filmography
Like a Spiral (2024), Circo (2024), Statu Quo (2020), Amazon Voices (2015)
