Retrospective DOK.network Africa
At this screening, director Férid Boughedir will be our special guest for a subsequent Q&A.
CAMÉRA D'AFRIQUE – AFRICAN CINEMA: FILMING AGAINST ALL ODDS
Tunisia, France 1983 – Director: Férid Boughedir – Original with English subtitles (Q&A with director Férid Boughedir) – Length: 98 min.
“Filming against all odds” is how the Tunisian filmmaker Ferid Boughedir characterises the work of the pioneers of African cinema. In interviews with Sembène Ousmane, Med Hondo and Safi Faye, along with clips from their film classics, he encapsulates the urgency, politics and aesthetics of the young African auteur cinema. A priceless document of film history. Barbara Off
Biography
An author and long-time film critic, one of the best known in Africa and the Arab world, Férid Boughedir began making documentaries about the new cinema in these regions – in addition to CAMÉRA D'AFRIQUE, CAMÉRA ARABE was one of them.
Filmography
EIN SOMMER IN LA GOULETTE, 1996, 86 min. (Feature film)
HALFAOUINE – ZEIT DER TRÄUME, 1990, 95 min. (Feature film)
CAMÉRA ARABE, TUN 1987, 60 min. (Documentary film)
CAMÉRA D’AFRIQUE, 1983, 95 min. (Documentary film)
English/Original Title: CAMÉRA D'AFRIQUE – CINÉMA AFRICAIN : FILMER CONTRE LES IMPOSSIBLES. Camera: Sékou Ouedraogo & Charly Meunier. Sound: Abdelkader Alouani & Alain Garnier. Editing: Andrée Davanture (Atria). Production: Cinares (Tunisia) - Marsa Films (France). Producer: Férid Boughedir. International Sales: Les Films du Losange.
