Y'a pas d'heure pour les femmes
Tunis, November 2019. A group of women is gathered at Saïda’s, the hairdresser, on the eve of the presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country. In this female sanctuary, we get an intimate look at the county’s teenage democracy.
Director Biography
Sarra El Abed finished her degree in film direction at UQAM in 2018, where she was awarded the best fiction prize for her graduation project. “Y’a pas d’heure pour les femmes” is her fourth film. Flirting between fiction and documentary filmmaking, she likes to breathe whimsy into the ordinary and comedy into dramatic situations.
Alternative title
Ain’t No Time for Women
Director
Sarra El Abed
Premiere
Dutch
Country
Canada
Language
Arabic, French
Subtitles
English
Year
2020
Duration
19 min.
No One is an Island
Friday, 3 September 11:00 - 12:32 / Kijkhuis 1
92 min.
Saturday, 4 September 16:00 - 17:35 / Kijkhuis 2
95 min.
Also in this session
1. Y'a pas d'heure pour les femmes
Sarra El Abed, 19 min.
2. Comrades
Kanas Liu, 15 min.
3. La grande nuit
Sharon Hakim, 20 min.
4. Image of Victory
Adi Mishnayot, 30 min.