Film

Smoking Area 2025

Directed by Pham Hoang Minh Thy, Sebastian Molina Ruiz, Shaojun Wang, Sébastien Willem

Documentary 7 min

Smoking Area

In a weathered corner of Ostende's industrial zone, migrant workers gather for their daily cigarette break, where shared smoke and quiet conversations reveal the poetry in their hard-worn lives.

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Character

Intimate, character-led, contemplative and prestige.

intimateepic
character-ledplot-driven
contemplativerelentless
unpretentious

Crew

Pham Hoang Minh ThyDirector
Sebastian Molina RuizDirector
Shaojun WangDirector
Sebastian Molina RuizDirector of Photography
Sebastian Molina RuizEditor
Sébastien WillemEditor
Shaojun WangEditor
Sébastien WillemProducer
Shaojun WangProducer
Sebastian Molina RuizProducer

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