
PROGRAMA «À PREMIÈRE VUE» 2024
A selection of short films from film schools in Beirut, Marrakech, Algeria and Tunisia curated by COPEAM (Conférence Permanente de l'Audiovisuel Mediterranéen) in collaboration with the Università Telematica Internazionale Uninettuno, with the aim of promoting the first works of young filmmakers from the Mediterranean countries. Includes the short films “GENEROUS BODIES”, “HAPPY HOURS”, “THE RUN”, “PANIQUE À LA NOCE”, “INOUÏ” and “CENDRE DE LUNE”
GENEROUS BODIES
Tunisia. 2023. Color. 8'.
Direction and script: Achref Toumi
Photography: Leith Zaiem
Cast: Imène Ghazouani, Kouraych Hragui
Production: ESAC Gammarth
Built during the 2011 revolution without state authorisation, the Tunisian neighbourhood of Bhar Lazrak faces an uncertain fate. One night, the appearance of mysterious lights breaks the silence of the neighbours.
HAPPY HOURS
Lebanon. 2023. Color. 23'.
Direction and script: Yara Gebara
Photography: Johnny Hchaime
Cast: Rabih Ahmar, Tracy Younes, Hiba Chihane, Chris Haddad
Production: ALBA
Among the bars of Beirut, Wael spends a night that could well be his last, but alcohol comes to his rescue.
THE RUN
Lebanon. 2023. Color. 11'.
Direction and script: Andre Abdelnour
Photography: Dory Abou Naaman
Music: Ralph Chbeir
Cast: Robin Haykal, Ralph Hilali, John Hajjar, Rita Chahrouri, Sina El Kouli
Production: ALBA
On their last day together, two friends decide to enjoy the beach, but find themselves caught up in a failed drug deal and threatened by a drug dealer.
PANIQUE À LA NOCE
Tunisia. 2023. Color. 13'.
Direction and script: Haythem Ben Hmida
Photography: Romain Robe
Cast: Boulbaba Hedhili, Nasr Riahi, Raouaa Khouildi, Leith Zaiem
Production: ESAC Gammarth
During their wedding ceremony, a woman suffocates to death while her fiancé laments his financial situation. The father of the deceased takes matters into his own hands and decides to deal with the situation.
INOUÏ
Algeria. 2023. B/N. 10'.
Direction and script: Labib Benslama
Photography: Amir Benchebchoub, Labib Benslama
Amb: Karim Delouche
Production: Lab DZ, Institut Français D’Algérie
An exploration of the picturesque streets of the city of Constantine in Algeria, revealing the lives of the marginalised people who live in its neighbourhoods.
CENDRE DE LUNE
Morocco. 2023. Color. 13'.
Direction and script: Denis Cluchier
Photography: Mohamadou Thioub et Fatima Zahra Ouhra
Cast: Achraf Barhoumi, Zahra Benbariou
Production: ESAV Marrakech
A mother and her twenty-something son leave Marrakech by car. As night falls and they drive into the desert, memories of the past, previously buried, gradually resurface.
- Friday 1. 8pm. Babel Room 5
With the assistance of Guillaume Ortiou-Campion, head of the film and festival commission of COPEAM (Conférence Permanente de l'Audiovisuel Méditerranéen)