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AyaAya

Aya

October 6-20, 2022

Virtual Screening

Aya

Simon Gillard (Dir), 90 minutes, Belgium, New York State Premiere

Aya is growing up with her mother on the island of Lahou. Joyful and carefree, she enjoys picking coconuts and sleeping on the sand. However, her paradise is doomed to disappear under the water. As the waves threaten her house, Aya makes a decision : the sea-level may rise, she won’t leave her island. A Taskovski Films release.

In French with English subtitles.

  • Still from Aya

    Still from Aya

    Directed by: Simon Coulibaly Gillard

October 6-20, 2022

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