From almost nothing, a few cans, a few pieces of wire, children create objects from their world, however totally parallel to that of adults, which they seem rather to ignore.

A film by Brahim TSAKI

Algeria / 1978 / Fiction / 35 mm / 1.33 / 30'

Title
LA BOÎTE DANS LE DÉSERT (THE BOX IN THE DESERT)

THE BOX IN THE DESERT is part of a program of three short films by Brahim Tsaki entitled Children of the Wind.
This is the Chapter 1 (of 3) of the film Les Enfants du vent, first feature film, by Brahim Tsaki, 1980.

Film in three chapters:
1 - The box in the desert
2 - Djamel in the land of images
3 - Cooked eggs

Director: Brahim Tsaki
Screenplay: Brahim Tsaki
Cinematographer: Mustapha Belmihoud
Sound: Larbi Chenit
Music: Dilali, dit Carlos
Editing: Rachid Soufi

Production: ONCIC, Algiers


1978 | 7th International Short Film and Documentary Festival, Lille (France, 1978)
* Fiction award

1978 | Ouagadougou Festival (Upper Volta, 1978)
* Award-winning

1984 | 6th Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival (France, 1984) | February 20-25, 1984
* Selection - Panorama of Algerian short film (Algerian program n ° 2)
* Screening: Tuesday 21, at 2 p.m., ABC
* Screening: Thursday 22, at 8:15 p.m., ABC
First chapter: "THE BOX IN THE DESERT"

2003 | Silhouette Festival (France)
* Audience award