The Wasp and the Orchid / Mawtini
Aflam 2025
By Saber Zammouri (Tunisia, France, 1:06) – Documentary
A young migrant leaves his village, takes a boat, lands in Paris, which he has discovered on a TV screen, and goes to work. Behind him, his deserted village becomes even more deserted. On the other side of the screen, Paris, immense, becomes even more immense.
In the presence of the director.
This session will be preceded by a screening of the short film “Mawtini” by Tabarak Allah Abbas.
Mawtini By Tabarak Allah Abbas (Switzerland, 2024, 15 min) - Animation
When war breaks out in Baghdad in the early 90s, Siham and Rakan decide to fight killer robots to escape the city and protect their newborn baby’s future.
In a world inspired by Japanese anime, Tabarak Allah Abbas brings her parents’ story to life, paying tribute to their courage.
Saber Zammouri
Saber Zammouri
After studying theater in Tunis and making his first collective film in 2014 – Mezzouna après la chute, Saber Zammouri moved to Paris in 2017. There, he shot a documentary and developed a fiction film with his French partners.
Between history, war, migration, conquests, etc., he draws the contours of the world from this small village perched in the mountains of south-eastern Tunisia.
His work transforms his village into a cosmos.
By Saber Zammouri (Tunisia, France, 1:06) – Documentary
A young migrant leaves his village, takes a boat, lands in Paris, which he has discovered on a TV screen, and goes to work. Behind him, his deserted village becomes even more deserted. On the other side of the screen, Paris, immense, becomes even more immense.
In the presence of the director.
This session will be preceded by a screening of the short film “Mawtini” by Tabarak Allah Abbas.
Mawtini By Tabarak Allah Abbas (Switzerland, 2024, 15 min) - Animation
When war breaks out in Baghdad in the early 90s, Siham and Rakan decide to fight killer robots to escape the city and protect their newborn baby’s future.
In a world inspired by Japanese anime, Tabarak Allah Abbas brings her parents’ story to life, paying tribute to their courage.
Saber Zammouri
Saber Zammouri
After studying theater in Tunis and making his first collective film in 2014 – Mezzouna après la chute, Saber Zammouri moved to Paris in 2017. There, he shot a documentary and developed a fiction film with his French partners.
Between history, war, migration, conquests, etc., he draws the contours of the world from this small village perched in the mountains of south-eastern Tunisia.
His work transforms his village into a cosmos.