Elina Kastler

Kabylie, in the north of Algeria, is a region where Berber culture is still very much alive. The residents know that life can be hard, but last summer was exceptional: fires reduced entire hillsides to ashes, and even ancient olive trees perished.

A young woman is determined to climb the summit of a snowy mountain. Her goal is to scatter the ashes at a specific location, marked by a drawing in a sketchbook.