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Dream of Storks

2025 · 60 min

A quiet, intimate documentary that reflects on the body and imagination with gentle honesty and emotional weight.

Directed by: Élodie Lélu
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Élodie Lélu

Overview: Based on her own experience, which she extends through the testimonies of other infertile people, director Élodie Lélu shows how Medically Assisted Procreation modifies the relationship to the body and to the imaginary.

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Directed by: Élodie Lélu
Genres: Documentary
Starring: Élodie Lélu

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
healing
parenthood
science
Places: hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: documentary
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	1
Realism	9
Romance	1
Tension	3
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: documentary
Directed by: Élodie Lélu
Written by: Élodie Lélu
Starring: Élodie Lélu
Runtime: 60 min
Country: Belgium, France
Languages: French

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