Small Trophies

Capture, document, record, share, restart. We are making ourselves more memorable than ever by archiving every bit of our daily lives. What if we lost something along the way?

The hairdressing salon “Saïda” is a space where people speak openly, laugh and argue. The subject rarely is hair. In the run-up to the presidential elections in Tunisia the shop turns into a political arena where the women – young or old, conservative or with a modern outlook – indulge in discussions about the pros and cons of the candidates. Their clever and witty statements reflect a young democracy with all its rifts and fault lines.

Kim and Billy work at carnivals. This summer, Kim procrastinates. He plans to leave this family of colleagues to devote himself to his passion, the search for precious stones. The layoff of Billy, his best friend, accelerates his disenchantment. We always dream of elsewhere.

At Christmas, three garbage collectors are surprised to be invited to the Prime Minister’s house.

An elegant woman presides over a banquet whose increasingly surreal nature reflects ideals and anxieties about modern motherhood.

In a detailed voicemail, a man explains how to use the old lawn tractor to mow the grass on his land without unbalancing the garden.

Melanie's greatest wish is to have a family that sticks together, that stays together. Meanwhile, her boyfriend David is about to set off to become a long-distance truck driver.

Searching through junk and metal, a young scrap dealer tries to track down how rust clogged up his relation with his dad.

Young people wonder what their future profession should be. While the ambitions of some are brimming with ideas of grandeur, for others the horizon seems blurred and dizzying. In a series of sessions with a guidance counselor, they reveal their true selves.