World Premiere
Young friends revisit the site of archival colonial footage, the place where they live and dream in Western Sahara. Here, Spanish, French, Hassaniya, English, Darija, Amazigh, and myriad other languages are spoken.
Making its world premiere at VIFF, Between Us and the World is a lyrical ode to the possibilities and confusion of youth. Director Wallace Minchong Li traces the past through speculation, encounters, and reencounters, ionizing the uncertain impacts of landscapes and history.
Saad Eddine Boujemal, Abderrahman El Achhab, Badr Eddine Rachidi, Amira Boujemal, Ruby, Marwa Fasla
UK
2026
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Archive and the land reveal other ways of seeing, ensuring that what is meant to endure cannot be erased.
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Credits & Director
Producer
Latina Tongtong Li, Wallace Minchong Li
Cinematography
Wallace Minchong Li, Yinyun Lin
Editor
Wallace Minchong Li
Wallace Minchong Li
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