When Ilana was in first grade, she visited her mom's friend Mary Anne every Monday. Initially, she didn't question who Mary Anne was, but over time she started to understand that she was being treated for something that nobody was willing to tell her about, and that separated her from the others.

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Catalove

Beneath Paris, another life flows: underground, disconnected, paced by silence and heavy with stories.

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The People in the Walls

Hélène lives alone in a 25 m² flat in Paris. Alone… or so she thinks. Earplugs, headset, white noise — the voices, the steps, the screams haunt her.

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Sleepless Night — When Insomnia Speaks

Maya can't sleep. With her hypnotherapist, she dives below the surface — where anxiety begins.

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