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Whether related through blood, heritage or “found family,” these films explore the dynamics of our closest bonds. MENA staff describes this program as pensive and bittersweet. 


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Bladi | My Country draws on family experience of destitution and sleeping on the underground in 80s Paris to explore how displacement is embodied across generations. Through personal and public archives, the film speaks to the ongoing oppression of people we see around the world today and the fragmentation this causes.

  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    4:45
  • Language
    Algerian, Amazigh
  • Country
    Algeria, France, United Kindom
  • Genre
    Historical, Narrative
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  • Director
    Leila Gamaz
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