Bla cinima

  • 82'
  • France
  • 2015
The square in front of the Sierra Meatra Cinema is Algeria on a small scale. Old and young, rich and poor all go there. They hang around, stroll, trade, but above all, they debate. An ideal workshop for documentary maker Lamine Ammar-Khodja, who in Straight from the Street is looking for the significance of film in Algeria. He only needs to turn on his camera to evoke a flood of memories, arguments and reflections. There are plenty of contradictions: film is tantamount to education for one person, moral turpitude for another.
Gradually, the focus is more on politics, generational conflicts, unemployment and the relationship between men and women. Film proves to be the perfect motivation to talk about everything that occupies Algerians these days. And those improvised situations and spontaneous debates become film of their own accord. More than can be seen in the renovated theatre in the background, in any case.

Director
Lamine Ammar-Khodja
Country of production
France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
82'
Medium
DCP
International title
Straight from the Street
Language
Arabic
Producer
Marie-Odile Gazin
Production Company
The Kingdom
Sales
The Kingdom
Screenplay
Lamine Ammar-Khodja
Cinematography
Sylvie Petit
Editor
Francine Lemaître
Sound Design
Jean-Barthélémy Velay
Website
http://thekingdom.fr/portfolio/bla-cinima-straight-from-the-street
Director
Lamine Ammar-Khodja
Country of production
France
Year
2015
Festival Edition
IFFR 2016
Length
82'
Medium
DCP
International title
Straight from the Street
Language
Arabic
Producer
Marie-Odile Gazin
Production Company
The Kingdom
Sales
The Kingdom
Screenplay
Lamine Ammar-Khodja
Cinematography
Sylvie Petit
Editor
Francine Lemaître
Sound Design
Jean-Barthélémy Velay
Website
http://thekingdom.fr/portfolio/bla-cinima-straight-from-the-street