Spotlight on short films from the WarshatAflam writing residency
Aflam 2025 - special session
Four short films on the program for this new screening!
Trace ta route By Romuald Rodrigues Andrade (Fiction - 20 min - 2019 - France)
With : Amine Guedja, Idir Azougli, Karim Medjahed, Mourad Tahar Boussatha.
Cédric, an 18-year-old black boy, dreams of going to London with his friend Farès, who finds it hard to escape the temptations of the neighborhood. Faced with racist provocations, their friendship is about to be put to the test.
In the presence of the director.
Tassaloul By Imene Salah (Documentary - 26 min - 2023 - Algeria)
L’Olympia d’Alger, a century-old cinema where soccer matches have gradually replaced the films that once made it famous. Tassaloul recounts the daily life of this venue and the people who frequent it.
2006 By Gabriella Choueifaty (Fiction - 23 min - 2024 - France, Lebanon)
Starring Jil Moukarzel, Manal Issa, Maria Doueihi
As the 2006 war rages on in Lebanon, Sariah (13), her older sister and her mother try to lead a seemingly normal life, confined to their mountain home overlooking Beirut. As time seems to stand still, each of them tries in their own way to escape from this isolated place, which soon awakens sharp tensions.
How are you baba? Ghada Fikri (Documentary - 24 min - 2023 - Egypt, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary)
“Baba” spent 30 years of his life working in Saudi Arabia while his daughters were growing up in Cairo. Much of their relationship has been preserved through videos exchanged over the years. When they are reunited, no one is able to completely abandon this form of communication, as if trapped by the logic of exile.
Four short films on the program for this new screening!
Trace ta route By Romuald Rodrigues Andrade (Fiction - 20 min - 2019 - France)
With : Amine Guedja, Idir Azougli, Karim Medjahed, Mourad Tahar Boussatha.
Cédric, an 18-year-old black boy, dreams of going to London with his friend Farès, who finds it hard to escape the temptations of the neighborhood. Faced with racist provocations, their friendship is about to be put to the test.
In the presence of the director.
Tassaloul By Imene Salah (Documentary - 26 min - 2023 - Algeria)
L’Olympia d’Alger, a century-old cinema where soccer matches have gradually replaced the films that once made it famous. Tassaloul recounts the daily life of this venue and the people who frequent it.
2006 By Gabriella Choueifaty (Fiction - 23 min - 2024 - France, Lebanon)
Starring Jil Moukarzel, Manal Issa, Maria Doueihi
As the 2006 war rages on in Lebanon, Sariah (13), her older sister and her mother try to lead a seemingly normal life, confined to their mountain home overlooking Beirut. As time seems to stand still, each of them tries in their own way to escape from this isolated place, which soon awakens sharp tensions.
How are you baba? Ghada Fikri (Documentary - 24 min - 2023 - Egypt, Portugal, Belgium, Hungary)
“Baba” spent 30 years of his life working in Saudi Arabia while his daughters were growing up in Cairo. Much of their relationship has been preserved through videos exchanged over the years. When they are reunited, no one is able to completely abandon this form of communication, as if trapped by the logic of exile.