Takmil : Les films sélectionnés

The dead can’t vote ( TUNISIA - Documentary )

Synopsis

One morning, the village of the director is awakened by a tragedy. A family loses two children victims of chemical pollution. Struck by grief and anger, the inhabitants embark in a rebellion against the government. The film follows this rebellion through the stories of five characters and paints an intimate portrait of the “living dead”.The director films the hidden sights of reality through the complexity of her hometown Gabes in the south of Tunisia tangled in the problems of chemical pollution.

Statement of intent

The resources and motivations for this project are respectively my own questioning about what is going on in my native region, my dream of finding a trace of my childhood and my hope to see things change. I am committed to this project today because I come from this disaster-stricken region and am a victim like all the others. I act, armed only with my camera and my artistic calling as a film-maker.

Biography

Sarra Abidi, studied graphic design at the Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis before training in documentary filmmaking in Montreal and film editing at INSAS, Belgium. She directed two short films The appointment, The last wagon and a 52 mn documentary , 111 rue de la poste. She is currently working on two feature films : Benzine and The dead can’t vote.