Our mission is to support the emergence of a thriving documentary society, culture and practice in and from the Arab world while promoting the values and principles of justice, dignity and human rights.
The week-long Agora will be held during the Dak’Art Biennale in Senegal in May 2022. People’s Stories- Past and Present will be part of the official Dak’Art OFF program taking place within our 3 partner’s spaces. Our proposed Biennale OFF contributions will include Public talks, screenings and a performance as well as an exhibition.
We are looking for our next EDITING RESIDENT!
If you are a filmmaker from the Arab/African region, from the diaspora or of descent, you can now APPLY to our Editing Residency Program and access our editing suite located in Berlin.
We are happy to present you with our first film productions by Moutheqat 2021; Rim Harrabi, Rua Osman,Salimata Bâ and Yosra El-Gazzar, in collaboration with Inside Production in Tunis. “Do Flowers Bloom After the Spring? (26min) and ‘The Dream Continues‘ (59 min)
Stay tuned for updates with regards to future premiers and awards!
Directed by Salimata Bâ, Yosra El-Gazzar, Rim Harrabi, Rua Osman
A poetic essay that traces the political and social transformations of Tunis through the memory of its abandoned spaces. A young female narrator’s encounter with a building inhabited entirely by books unfolds into a journey tracing the political and social changes of the city, questioning the nature of memory and its transmission.
Germany, Tunisia
Directed by Salimata Bâ, Yosra El-Gazzar, Rim Harrabi, Rua Osman
In the popular neighborhood of Bousalsela, a small bookshop acts as a meeting point for left-wing activists of Tunisia’s former Perspectives movement. Hmaeid and his friends spent a lifetime of activism against Tunisia’s post-indepenence dictatorship regimes. The film dives into the story of three friends and their time as political prisoners in the 60s and 70s, juxtaposed against the political situation of Tunisia today, and the continuation of a dream of a better future
Germany, Tunisia
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