Bamssi
The road, the house, the key, the animals, Bamssi. Images with the urgency of an Instagram story create a dialogue within the family across the sea: Mourad and Fairuz, Tunisia and abroad. You have to go to the roof to see something of the surroundings: the railway behind the house. Away from the house, away from home. Street dogs and cats in front of the house. Without a house, without a home. The sound of the train carries a disturbing longing. The image of the sea opens up a dangerous desire. To stay. To dream. Time passes both slowly and quickly when the possibility of new life disrupts the routine.
Significant Achievement at Alternative Film/Video, 2024
with Bamssi, Saïda, Princess, Queen, Kenza, Wazgha, Bianco and their little ones
made in a dialogue with Fairuz Ghammam
supported by Auguste Orts and Atelier Graphoui
sound editing Jean Garrier Barruel
credits Maaike Beuten
translation Mehdi Ghammam and Boris Belay