N'Être

  • N'Être
Type : Documentary
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Format : Short
Running time : 11 (in minutes)
http://www.olfabenali.com/

I grew up in a so called ghetto but from my perspective, this place, often perceived as grey, bleak and threatening - is fragile, subtle and warm.

In this film I offer a glimpse into ordinary life in the banlieue.

The intimacy of the conversation with my mum contrasts with the rigid uniformity of the modernist housing and, along with discrete observations of her neighbourhood, paints a picture of the private lives behind the facades.

A Short Film by Olfa Ben Ali

Duration: 11:34
Language: French
Subtitles: English


Special mention/ Awards for N'Être:

October 2012: Nederlands Film Festival 2012, special mention
Tuschinski Award (Special mention) over film N'Être:
"De jury wel een speciale vermelding. De eerste: N'Être van Olfa Ben Ali. Het thema religie word in deze film subtiel aangekaart zonder dat het wordt uitgekauwd. Er komen geen personages in beeld, maar door de op het eerste gezicht onpersoonlijke, maar middels metaforische beelden in combinatie met een zeer persoonlijke voice-over, kan kan de toeschouwer toch dichtbij komen…"

November 2012: Winner of ArtOlive Jong Talent 2012 with Installation N'Être (http://www.artolive.nl/jongtalent)
"[...] De jury is unaniem tot de conclusie gekomen dat Olfa Ben Ali, afgestudeerd aan de Rietveld Academie Amsterdam, de winnares is geworden van ArtOlive Jong Talent 2012!"


Exhibition & Screenings

14-25 November 2012:
The Film N'Être is shown at IDFA in Amsterdam (http://www.idfa.nl)
To buy tickets, please go to IDFA website: http://www.idfa.nl/nl/tags/project.aspx?id=48C56F8D-14C6-4BFB-9858-428B7D4D248C&tab=idfa

29 October tot 5 November 2012
The installation N'Être exposition at Artolive Jong Talent 2012 in Amsterdam (http://www.artolive.nl/jongtalent)

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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