Marthe Perret

Hovering between the real and the imagined, a filmmaker traces their fragmented sense of place. Moving through maps, projections, digital simulations, they explore how ways of seeing shape how we belong. A search for position that is never fixed, but always felt in relation. A journey and meditation on placelessness, image-making, perspective and the quiet politics of how we relate to our surroundings.

In the suburbs of Montpellier, France, in the spring of 2024, a Roma wedding celebration is about to begin. In the bedroom of a small apartment, Luisa and her cousins meet up to talk about their dreams, their traditions, and their desire for emancipation. The ritual of flamenco dancing became for Luisa a space of freedom.