L'été de Jahia
Synopsis
Jahia, a sixteen-year-old from Burkina Faso, lives in a center for asylum seekers in the Belgian countryside. With few friends and fewer prospects, her life is rudderless. But when the vibrant Belarussian teenager Mila arrives, a friendship is quickly formed which will change Jahia’s life forever.The story of an unlikely friendship unfolding between two girls who must navigate their adolescence in a perpetual state of limbo.
Director Olivier Meys handles their quest for asylum with a sensitivity and nuance which is underscored by the magnetic performances of the two lead actresses, themselves both screen newcomers who relied on their own experiences with migration to inform their roles.
Cast/Avec
- Noura Bance (Leading Actress)
- Sofiia Malovatska (Leading Actress)
- Céline Salette (Leading Actress)
- Audrey Kouakou (Leading Actress)
Screenplay
- Olivier Meys
- John Shank
Cinematographer
- Benoit Dervaux
Sound
- Carlos Thoss
- Angelo Dos Santos
- Collignon
Production
- Michigan Films
- Kidam
- Red Lion
- Marks
Screenings
Olivier MEYS
2025 – L’été de Jahia
2017 – Bitter Flowers
2008 – A Disappearance Foretold
2008 – Première nuit à Beijing (short)
2004 – A Big Lake (co-director)
