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In a world where human worth is algorithmically determined, Bamidele (34), seeking medical aid for his wife, encounters an aid program that offers financial help. As he endures the humiliating admission process, he faces the true cost of survival.

Director: Zorana Mušikić

Zorana Mušikić was born in Germany as a child of Yugoslavian immigrants in 1976. She holds an M.A. in Literature, Philosophy, and Visual Arts as well as a Diploma in Photography. She works as a multi-disciplinary artist in the fields of photography and film production. She has collaborated with American avant-garde filmmaker James Benning on his feature documentary Ruhr as well as has also co-produced the internationally acclaimed short film Maradona’s Legs by Palestinian director Firas Khoury. These films were shown in Rotterdam, TIFF, and many more festivals. She believes in film as a creative tool to portray current topics and inspire social change.

Producer: Laure Dahout

After graduating in Literature & Films from Paris Sorbonne/University of Sydney, Laure works for Le Pacte in the International Sales Department, later at the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, promoting the French film sector, in New York & Toronto, and for production companies both in Los Angeles & Paris. She is the founder of Tiresias Films, a company with credits such as THOSE WHO REMAIN (FR/IT/BE/TN) by Ester Sparatore, Visions du réel International Competition 2019, THE CRIMINALS (FR/RO/TR) by Serhat Karaaslan, Special Jury Award at Sundance 2021, shortlisted at the Oscars & Césars 2022.