Between Us and the World

Written By Sanne Jehoul

dir: Wallace Minchong Li
prod: Latina Tongtong Li

UK / 17 min / 2026 / experimental non-fiction

European archival footage from the 1950s documents the life of indigenous, nomadic Sahrawi children and youth in Western Sahara / Morocco. Seventy years later, local young people from Laayoune (El Aaiún) revisit locations that may have appeared in the footage. From ocean to desert to oasis, under trembling starlight, they share their thoughts on life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.

  • Director: Wallace Minchong Li
    Producers: Latina Tongtong Li, Wallace Minchong Li
    Image: Wallace Minchong Li, Yinyun Lin
    FX Artist: Siyun Sun
    Sound Recording: Yinyun Lin
    Sound Design: Wallace Minchong Li, James Brimmell
    Sound Mix: Wallace Minchong Li, James Brimmell
    Editor: Wallace Minchong Li

    • Vancouver International Film Festival, Canada / 1 - 11 Oct 2026
      MODES

    • BFI London Film Festival, United Kingdom / 7 - 18 Oct 2026
      Experimenta

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