I made a film.


In 2025 I followed Alice across Spain. She was attempting one of the most brutal solo endurance races in Europe. 1,500 km through the desert. Seven days. Self-sustained. France to Portugal on her bike.

Desert Lilies is the film we made together. It is about what happens to a woman when she decides to go further than anyone thinks she should. About endurance. About silence. About the desert doing what deserts do.

Watch the film and trailer here:
https://f.io/Gt68ofw2

Produced by Alice Segre and Raphaël Beisel.
Directed by Raphaël Beisel.
Cinematography and Color by Marcel Favery and Raphael Beisel.
Editors Ksenia Filippova and Raphael Beisel.
Music composition Media Tracks.

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