239:, was one of the first features shot on video to see a theatrical release in France. The autobiographical film, made in 1995, alternately depicts the anguish and delight of its creator. Exploring the documentary as a therapeutic process, Cabrera inserts herself into the fabric of the film. Each of her various identities – woman, mother, daughter, sister, lover – informs a growing definition of what it means to be a filmmaker. This film represents a turning point in Cabrera's career. Between
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Cabrera was born in 1957 in Relizane, Algeria and moved to France as a child in 1962. In 1981, she graduated from Paris' La Fémis film school, then known as the Institut des Hautes Etudes Cinématographiques.
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