Tangier Film Festival

Synopsis :
BCHIRA RETURNS AFTER SO MANY YEARS TO SEE WHAT TUNISIANS HAVE DONE OF HER SUFFERINGS AND SACRIFICES AS WELL AS THOSE OF HER COLLEAGUES DURING A CENTURY. In 1936, the first Tunisian women's organization was born: the Union of Muslim Women of Tunisia. The initiative is that of a pioneer of the feminist movement: Bchira Ben Mrad. This docu-fiction dedicated to this great figure of feminism, traces the journey of the activist and her colleagues, of their political and social actions from the 1930s until to her house arrest and her death. Exceptional testimonials, unpublished documents and cinematographic reconstruction through the places of her stolen memory, constitute the story of an exceptional destiny of this exceptional woman whose life and work are obscured by history.

Director Biography :
SCIENTIFIC CERTIFICATES Graduated from the Higher Institute of Cinema in Cairo, Egypt, in film and television directing Certificate in commerce from the Higher Institute of Commerce in Belgium-
TV AND FILM DIRECTOR, REHABILITATION, COMMUNICATION, MANAGEMENT Professional skills
2023: Directing the movie "The Tunisian", starring Halima Daoud and Intisar Al-Barhoumi
2014: Directed the movie "Struggle" starring Salah Mossadeq, Saleh AlJeddi, Hisham Rostom, Halima Daoud, Lamia Al-Omari and others.. based on a screenplay by Hussein Mahnoush
2012: Directing the movie "The Patient"
2012: Directing the movie "9 April"
1992: Directed the film "The Tunisia Trial" for the African Society for Human
Rights, London, which was selected in the eleventh session of the cinema in "Montreal", Canada. 1991-1992: Directed "Point de Rencontre", a program concerned with social affairs, Canada.
1991-1992: Directed the "Horizons Québec" program.
1990: Directing the movie "Dreams of a People" about the Palestinian cause, in cooperation with Tawfiq Al-Foni
1987: Directing "The Shahada" and "Tunisia 87"
1987: Directing and scripting a movie about the Palestinian Intifada
1985: Direction and screenplay of Alice, the morning is near
1983: Directing and scripting a film for Tunisian television and the Palestine Liberation Organization "The Siege of Beirut"
1982: Directing a joint film for Tunisian television and the Palestine Liberation Organization, “Al-Sumoud”, based on a scenario by Mr. Ali Badrakhan.
1979: Directing the feature film "Above the Limits of Reason" based on a story by Dr. Youssef Idris, starring Saleh Rashwan and Hala Fakher.
CULTURAL AND LEGAL ACTIVITIES OF A PROFESSIONAL NATURE
Member of the Association of Tunisian Cinematographers since 1979 (ACT)
President of the video room of the Tunisian Federation of Industry and Commerce - Ben Arous Chamber
Secretary General of (DCMT)
2013 to date: Head of the Human Rights Documentation Center in Tunisia
2013 to date: President of the United Artists Audiovisual Production Company
1995-2012: Chairman of the General Manager of "Réalisation Multivision In" Canada
1991 - 2001 Chairman of the Committee for the Release of Political Prisoners in the Maghreb, Canada
1991-1995: Director and Programming Director for "RTCL" and RTC, Montreal, Canada
1990: Expert at the Sudanese Television Network and the Cinema Authority, "Khartoum"
1989: Chairman of the General Manager of the "IVS" company, "EVS" Post production
1980-1989: Chief Executive Officer of the multinational company "Manardo" Tunisia