More than four years after the beginning of what has been called the "Jasmine Revolution", Tunisia seems to have found the path to democratic normality, even if, as recent events have shown, it is not free of shocks. The adoption of a new constitution, the experience of the Islamist government in Ennahdha and the recent electoral victory of the secularist party Nida'a Tunis testify to this.
In this new, apparently stable socio-political context, changes are taking place in the cultural sphere, and the world of cinema is no exception. The growing presence of women and the rise of the documentary genre are proof of this.
As we commented in our previous programme, Militant womenThe opportunity offered by the changes brought about by the pro-democratic movements has been used by women filmmakers to establish themselves in an activity where they have always been present. In the specific case of Tunisia, it is with the emergence of the new millennium in particular that a major effort has been made by filmmakers such as Nadia El-Fani and Moufida Tlatli, among others, who represent the challenges of the generation of democracy.
A democracy that also facilitates the circumstances for the making of documentaries, a genre that was impossible during the dictatorship, but which has retained its status as a tool for reflection, reflection and criticism of reality.
With this programme, we aim to provide a varied representation of films produced in post-revolutionary Tunisia and made by filmmakers such as Hinde Boujemaa and Kaouther Ben Hania. Among these films, documentaries will accompany a long film by Raja Amari, Tunisian Springwhich will be presented for the first time in Spain, and whose translation and subtitle in Spanish have been assured by the Fondation Trois Cultures.
Tuesday 14 April
Shallaţ Tunis (Le challat de Tunis).
Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia/France, 2014, 90 min.).
In collaboration with FCAT.
Free entry with limited capacity.