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A Battling Body

"A Battling Body" is the story of a fight : a one minute choreography to illustrate a whole life, a young life, hampered by multiple sclerosis , stopped in its tracks by violent and unpredictable outbreaks. A musical and poetic short film to talk about the disease another way.

  • Laura Ghazal
    Director
  • Laura Ghazal
    Writer
  • Laura Ghazal
    Producer
  • Laurence Vasselin
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    A Corps Battant
  • Project Type:
    Music Video, Short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 25, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    France
  • Language:
    English, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital Sony F55 4K
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Awareness Film Festival 2016
    Los Angeles
    United States
    October 13, 2016
    North American premiere
  • New Filmmakers New York
    New York city
    United States
    November 9, 2016
  • First-Time London Showcase
    London
    November 23, 2016
    England Premiere
  • Evrovision Palermo Film Festival
    Palermo
    Italy
    December 13, 2016
    Italy Premiere
    Award Winner
  • Eurocinema Film Festival
    Geneva
    Switzerland
    December 10, 2016
    Switzerland Premiere
    Best Feature 2016
  • Malta International Film Festival
    Malta
    Malta
    December 10, 2016
    Malta premiere
    Best Film 2016
Director Biography - Laura Ghazal

Laura Ghazal is a 33 years old screenwriter and filmmaker. After a double degree in political Science at Sciences Po and Communications at La Sorbonne, she began her professional career in Marketing. But quickly her passion for writing and directing took over. After training at the ESRA French School, she embarked on the sets as assistant achievement and in 2011 founded her own production company , We See production. In parallel to corporate projects led by the structure , she writes short films and develops more personal projects such as A Battling Body.

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Director Statement

A BATTLING BODY was so important to me, to make a film about a so unknown and still widespread disease. My aunt died from MS 6 years ago after years of fighting it, and i wanted to honor her and help the associations in their missions. So i offered an "advertising version" of "A corps battant" at UNISEP (unisep.org), using their logo and website, to use it in their communications and encourage donations.