Bamssi

Mourad Ben Amor

video, color, 16:9, Arabic spoken, TU/BE, 2024, 26’

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
Nomination Doc Alliance Award by Punto de Vista, 2025
Best Picture Award Seoul Animal Film Festival, 2025
First Prize Short Film Competition l’Alternativa – Barcelona Independent Film Festival, 2025

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

Bamssi has been on display at:

Film Meeting Amsterdam, (NL) Friday, Dec 5 2025 L’Alternativa Barcelona, (ES) Sunday, Nov 23 2025 L’Alternativa Barcelona, (ES) Saturday, Nov 15 2025 Festival du film franco-arabe Noisy-le-Sec, (FR) Tuesday, Nov 11 2025 TULCA Festival of Visual Arts Galway, (IE) Nov 7–Nov 23 2025 Animal Film Festival Seoul, (KP) Oct 29–Nov 3 2025 Doclisboa Lisbon, (PT) Thursday, Oct 16 2025 FLIGHT/ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema Genova, (IT) Monday, Oct 6 2025 CinéMadart Carthage, (TN) Friday, Sep 12 2025 FID Marseille, (FR) Wednesday, Jul 9 2025 Border Buda Haren, (BE) Jun 20–Jun 22 2025 Open City Documentary Festival London, (GB) Wednesday, May 7 2025 Alchemy Film Festival Hawick, (GB) Sunday, May 4 2025 Cinéma Fen Gabès, (TN) Apr 28–May 1 2025 7ème Lune, International Festival of Young Filmmakers Montreuil, (FR) Apr 10–Apr 15 2025 Short Film Festival Glasgow, (GB) Mar 19–Mar 23 2025 Punto de Vista Pamplona, (ES) Feb 24–Mar 1 2025 Alternative Film Video Belgrado, (RS) Thursday, Dec 5 2024 KASKcinema Gent, (BE) Tuesday, Nov 5 2024 KAAP Oostende, (BE) Saturday, Oct 26 2024 Decoratelier Brussels, (BE) Wednesday, May 1 2024 Courtisane Gent, (BE) Sunday, Mar 31 2024