Nobody's Girlfriend

Nobody's Girlfriend

2009 · 20 min

Made during Tan Chui Mui’s Cinefondation Residency in Paris where she met residents Nadav Rapid and Rusudan Chkonia, who are cast here. The story is inspired by Nadav Rapid’s “Emile’s Girlfriend”.

Directed by Tan Chui Mui

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