AFRIKAMERA SHORTS – DIRECTOR’S CHOICE

Tunisia/ Algeria/ South Africa/ Burkina Faso 2023-24 I Original version with English subtitles I 74 min
Q+A with Sahar El Echi (director of BORD À BORD)

WED 12 NOV
18:00 CITY KINO WEDDING

Presented is an exclusive program curated by festival director Alex Moussa Sawadogo of outstanding short and medium-length films by filmmakers from the African continent and the African diaspora. The director of BORD À BORD, Sahar El Echi, will be present at the screening.
As a film curator, she was also a member of the selection committee for the Malmö Arab Film Festival (2022) and headed the 1st Carthage Critics’ Week at the Carthage Film Days JCC.

Also in the program (more about the films coming soon):

BOUSSA, le BISOU – Azedine Kasri | Algeria | 2023 | OmeU |19 min

BEING YOU – Minenhle Luthuli | South Africa | 2024 | OmeU I 22 min

FOULSARE – Ismaël Compaoré | Burkina Faso | 2024 | OmeU | 16 min

BORD À BORD (ON THE EDGE)

Sahar El Echi
Tunisia 2024 I Original version with English subtitles I 17 min

Mounirar, a woman in her thirties, makes a living from her small fricassee shop inherited from her late father. The shop is in the heart of the Henchir Lehoudiya scrapyard, a southern suburb of Tunis, largely male-dominated. In this harsh environment, she faces new challenges daily. Determined like thousands of Tunisian women in difficult circumstances, Mounirar possesses an inner strength that allows her not only to overcome obstacles but also to run her business in a hostile environment

SAHAR EL ECHI, born in 1992, lives and works in Tunis. The visual artist, filmmaker, and film scholar studied graphic design and communication at the Higher Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis (ISBAT). She has directed several short films (MUTATION (2016), ENTRE-DEUX (2018), and MANWELLA (2022)) and video art works presented at national and international festivals. She has also served as a film curator, being part of the selection committee of the Malmö Arab Film Festival (2022) and leading the 1st Carthage Critics’ Week of the Carthage Film Days JCC.