Tunisian Film Heritage Evening | English Only

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Tunisian Film Heritage Evening | English Only

Event by: Ponrepo, Ústav pro soudobé dějiny AV ČR, v.v.i.

Location: Bartolomějská 291/11, Bartolomějská 11, Praha 1

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🟡 Jan Koura: An introduction to Czech-Tunisian relations (Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences)

📽️ Islands in the Desert, 1980, directed by A. F. Šulc, Abdelhafidh Bouassida, 35mm,15 min, Czechoslovakia, Tunisia, in Czech with English subtitles

A documentary about life in an oasis on the edge of the Sahara, where water has been carefully managed for centuries, and where hotel complexes - disrespectful of indigenous traditions - are springing up.

📽️ Tahar Chériaa: A l'Ombre du Baobab, directed by Mohamed Challouf, 2014, DCP, 70 min, Tunisia, in French with English subtitles

A documentary about one of the main fathers of Pan-Africanism and founder of the first African film festival in Carthage.

With the online participation of Tunisian director and film curator Mohamed Challouf.

The event takes place in cooperation with the Institute of Contemporary History of the Czech Academy of Sciences. With the support of the Czech Academy of Sciences and the programme Strategy AV21.

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