A piece of blank paper pulsating before a camera lens attracts a crowd of passers-by in Tunis. The simplicity of the happening slowly opens up to a profound reflection on the nature of cinema (its creation and its collective viewing), while tracing the forms of a particular social and political landscape.
All Short films at IFFR 2017
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Film details
- Countries of production
- France, Tunisia
- Year
- 2016
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2017
- Length
- 32'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
