Noémi Gruner

During their Italian vacation, a mother and her grown-up daughter are struggling to connect to and understand each other. When the daughter realizes her mother's fragility, she takes on a new responsibility. Marble and Lemons is an ode to body changes, femininity and sorority.

Chenghua is 9 years old and has to prepare a presentation on Space with her best friend. She can’t find the time she needs, as her parents are constantly asking her to translate for them. Chenghua’s parents don’t speak French and are so dependent on their child that they don’t realise they’re putting too much weight on her shoulders. Chenghua can’t take it anymore and is looking to break away from her family. Her desire for space and her natural enthusiasm will help her take the plunge.

How to find your place amongst other people ? In a sensitive way, this two short films deals with the difficulties of integration of these two little girls : one has go past a social gap, the other a cultural barrier.