Foreignness doesn’t always wear a flag. In this intimate visual diary, a migrant woman confronts the subtle dissonance of living in a city that never quite feels like home.
AWARDS: Best Short Film. Super 9 Mobile Film Festival / Golden Award. Spotlight Documentary Awards
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My World - Belonging fades when silence breaks
Amid today’s rising debates about identity, migration, and cultural integration, this documentary offers a deeply personal lens on the experience of displacement.
Told through first-person narration and poetic imagery, it follows a woman who has lived in Madrid for over seven years—but still feels like a stranger in daylight. Her words, accent, and reflections unearth what remains unseen in everyday life: the lasting emotional distance from a place she once called home. With over 84 festival screenings and a broadcast on Brazilian television, the film has resonated globally, offering a voice to those caught between places and selves.
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