"Thank you to the Academy for supporting a film that is weird, that is queer, and made by a majority of women. You are the hope in a world that is dark and absurd and ridiculous and horrifying. But that is why we make films, because we believe that art can change people's souls. Maybe it takes 10 years, but we can change society through art, through creativity, through theater and ballet and also cinema."
"Two People Exchanging Saliva is set in a dystopian society where kissing is outlawed and slapping serves as currency. Within these confines, a shopgirl named Malaise strikes up an enticing-and dangerous-relationship with Angine, a lonely, wealthy woman. Shot in black-and-white largely at the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, the film also features a voiceover by Krieps, best known for her role in Phantom Thread."
Two People Exchanging Saliva, a short film set in a dystopian society where kissing is outlawed and slapping serves as currency, won the Academy Award for Live Action Short Film, tying with The Singers. The film stars Luàna Bajrami and Zar Amir in a relationship between a shopgirl and a wealthy woman, shot in black-and-white at Galeries Lafayette in Paris with voiceover by Vicky Krieps. Director Singh and producer Musteata celebrated the award, emphasizing the film's weird, queer perspective created by a majority-women production team. Singh highlighted art's transformative power to change society and souls through cinema, creativity, and theater.
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