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AFRICAN CINEMA: FILMING AGAINST ALL ODDS

( 1983 )
Special Program |
 
Tunisia
 |
 Arabic, French, English |
 98 min

About the film

Filmed over a period of ten years, Caméra d’Afrique recalls the early 20 years of “auteur films” from Sub-Saharan Africa. Made against all odds, these films portray Africa as seen by post-colonial African filmmakers. This striking 1983 documentary uses clips and rare archival footage in addition to interviews with filmmakers, illustrating the richness and diversity of African cinema and the wonders that were created despite a lack of means and infrastructure. It bears witness to the filmmakers’ amazing thirst for self-expression. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section of the 36th Cannes Film Festival, and a restored version was presented in the Cannes Classics section of the 72nd Cannes Film Festival.

Director

Férid Boughedir

Férid Boughedir was born in 1944 in Tunis. In addition to being one of the most prominent Tunisian filmmakers, he is also a film critic, writer and historian. He started his feature film career with two documentaries about the new cinema of Africa and the Arab world: Caméra d’Afrique (1983) and Caméra Arabe (1987), both of which were presented in the Official Selection of the Cannes Film Festival. His first fictional work, Halfaouine: Boy of the Terraces (1990) received tremendous public and critical acclaim, and it remains to this day the biggest success in Tunisian cinema. His 1996 film A Summer in La Goulette was screened at numerous prestigious film festivals around the world. A member of the official juries of the Cannes Film Festival (1991), the Berlinale (1997) and the Venice Film Festival (1990), Boughedir helmed the 14th edition of the Carthage Film Festival. He teaches film at the University of Tunis.

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Production Company

Marsa Films

Screenplay

Férid Boughedir

Cinematography

Sekou Ouédraogo, Charly Meunier

Editing

Andrée Davanture

Sound

Abdelkader Alouani, Alain Garnier

Cast

Contacts

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Production Company

Marsa Films

Screenplay

Férid Boughedir

Cinematography

Sekou Ouédraogo, Charly Meunier

Editing

Andrée Davanture

Sound

Abdelkader Alouani, Alain Garnier

Cast

Contacts

More About Film

Producer

Férid Boughedir

Production Company

Marsa Films

Screenplay

Férid Boughedir

Cinematography

Sekou Ouédraogo, Charly Meunier

Editing

Andrée Davanture

Sound

Abdelkader Alouani, Alain Garnier