An evening exploring cinema from North Africa and the Middle East.
The Mucem invites you to watch short films by five young directors from film schools in Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Palestine, before announcing the award-winning filmmakers.
Following a call for film submissions issued to member schools of the COPEAM network and thanks to the support of TV5 Monde, the Mucem, the FID, and Rai Cinema, an international jury screened the short films in competition and selected the winners. Held during the37th edition of the FID – International Film Festival, this evening will also serve as an opportunity to present the “FID, Mucem, COPEAM” Youth Award.
Movies
SONS OF THE SHADOWS - Paul NG (ESAV, Morocco)
10 Minutes – 2025 – docudrama
Torn from his childhood to become a soldier, Alain recounts his invisible scars and his struggle to find his place in a world that has rejected him.
Sons of the Shadows © À Première Vue SUMMER VISIONS - Letya HAGE (ALBA, Lebanon)
15 Minutes – 2025 – Fiction
Still haunted by the loss of her friend, 18-year-old Reem spends a stagnant summer in her village, caught between grief and illusion, as she prepares to leave for college in Beirut.
Summer Vision © À Première Vue AMÎN - Salma KORTOBI (ESAV, Morocco)
29 minutes – 2025 – documentary
Salma revisits a painful memory from her childhood: at the age of 12, she was forbidden from leading prayer because religious tradition prohibits women from doing so. Years later, she embarks on a personal journey, pitting her freedom and desires against the prohibitions of her Muslim faith.
Amîn © À Première Vue YA HASRAH - Hichem HAMZAOUI (LabDZ / Institut Français, Algeria)
11 minutes – 2025 – documentary
A young Algerian’s reflections on the feeling of nostalgia, deeply rooted in the collective memory of his people—a nostalgia for a time he never lived through, but which resonates all around him and especially through his grandmother’s stories. An intergenerational journey, centered on the passing down of traditions and the invisible link between the past and the present.
YA HASRAH © À Première Vue - FID Marseille STONE, PAPER, SCISSORS - Cherifa BEN OUDA (ESAC, Tunisia)
Rock, Paper, Scissors © À Première Vue 16 min 19 sec – 2025 – fiction
Da and Zou, a modest couple, decide to get married. At the government office, a notary demands an absurd document. Da gets lost in a labyrinthine bureaucratic maze, aided by Vi, a kind-hearted employee. In the end, he discovers that Vi had the solution all along: he obtains the document and marries Zou, only to see Vi injured—after he had attacked him to get it.
An evening exploring cinema from North Africa and the Middle East.
The Mucem invites you to watch short films by five young directors from film schools in Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, and Palestine, before announcing the award-winning filmmakers.
Following a call for film submissions issued to member schools of the COPEAM network and thanks to the support of TV5 Monde, the Mucem, the FID, and Rai Cinema, an international jury screened the short films in competition and selected the winners. Held during the37th edition of the FID – International Film Festival, this evening will also serve as an opportunity to present the “FID, Mucem, COPEAM” Youth Award.
Movies
SONS OF THE SHADOWS - Paul NG (ESAV, Morocco)
10 Minutes – 2025 – docudrama
Torn from his childhood to become a soldier, Alain recounts his invisible scars and his struggle to find his place in a world that has rejected him.
Sons of the Shadows © À Première Vue SUMMER VISIONS - Letya HAGE (ALBA, Lebanon)
15 Minutes – 2025 – Fiction
Still haunted by the loss of her friend, 18-year-old Reem spends a stagnant summer in her village, caught between grief and illusion, as she prepares to leave for college in Beirut.
Summer Vision © À Première Vue AMÎN - Salma KORTOBI (ESAV, Morocco)
29 minutes – 2025 – documentary
Salma revisits a painful memory from her childhood: at the age of 12, she was forbidden from leading prayer because religious tradition prohibits women from doing so. Years later, she embarks on a personal journey, pitting her freedom and desires against the prohibitions of her Muslim faith.
Amîn © À Première Vue YA HASRAH - Hichem HAMZAOUI (LabDZ / Institut Français, Algeria)
11 minutes – 2025 – documentary
A young Algerian’s reflections on the feeling of nostalgia, deeply rooted in the collective memory of his people—a nostalgia for a time he never lived through, but which resonates all around him and especially through his grandmother’s stories. An intergenerational journey, centered on the passing down of traditions and the invisible link between the past and the present.
YA HASRAH © À Première Vue - FID Marseille STONE, PAPER, SCISSORS - Cherifa BEN OUDA (ESAC, Tunisia)
Rock, Paper, Scissors © À Première Vue 16 min 19 sec – 2025 – fiction
Da and Zou, a modest couple, decide to get married. At the government office, a notary demands an absurd document. Da gets lost in a labyrinthine bureaucratic maze, aided by Vi, a kind-hearted employee. In the end, he discovers that Vi had the solution all along: he obtains the document and marries Zou, only to see Vi injured—after he had attacked him to get it.
