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Judith Davis, director of "Hello Asylum": "The social mechanics are about looking and being seen"

Judith Davis, director of "Hello Asylum": "The social mechanics are about looking and being seen"
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Coming from the theater, Judith Davis recounts the genesis of her second feature film, nourished by indignation, places of anti-capitalist utopia and universal experiences.
Filmmaker Judith Davis, in Montreuil (Seine-Denis), February 17, 2025. (Lucile Boiron/Modds for Libération)

There are side effects. Coming out of Judith Davis' new comedy , Hello Asylum, about the madness of the ultra-liberal world where people pretend not to drown, everyone is likely to feel like a character in her films. Unless you've never been late for an appointment, after a long ride spent "making the most of your travel time" by working on fifteen tasks on your phone, while the public transport announcements scream at you. Even more, everywhere, all the time , resembles the slogan invented to summarize the infernal pace of your weeks. It is also the title of the show that the director and actress will resume on tour in 2025 with the company l'Avantage du doute, after having accompanied her second feature film on the roads of France. Meeting in a café in the 10th arrondissement of Paris, before resuming the race.

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