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MACHTAT

Libanon, Tunesien, Frankreich, Qatar 2023 – Director: Sonia Ben Slama – Original version with English subtitles – Length: 82 min.

  • Fr., 03.05.24
    21.00
    Rio 2

Outside, clothes are drying in the wind. Inside, Machtat, a group of women who play music at traditional weddings in Tunisia, are singing, clapping and drumming. The film closely follows Fatma and her two daughters Najeh and Waffeh who make a living as wedding singers but at the same time struggle with the patriarchal structures of marriage. Michael Kohl

 

Biography

Tunisian-French director Sonia Ben Slama was already making short documentary films during her studies in Paris – including for the Louvre Museum. Her first feature-length documentary TOUT EST ÉCRIT was released in 2015.

Filmography (selection)

TOUT EST ÉCRIT, TN/FR 2015, 63 min.

 

No youth rating

Production: Khamsin Films. Producer: Tania El Khoury. International Sales: Blooming Docs

  • Fr., 03.05.24
    21.00
    Rio 2