The Jellaz of Tunis - What the Dead Say to the Living
The film combines archival footage and interviews to immerse us in the heart of the Jellaz and its community, spanning from the present back through a century of Tunisian struggles for independence. It also explores the site's spiritual dimension through the Chadhiliyya brotherhood. Panoramic images and creatively reimagined archives connect past and present, while historical accounts accompany key events in modern Tunisian history. The Jellaz becomes a mirror of the country's resilience and struggles.
Historian and political scientist by training, Feriel Ben Mahmoud attended the Ateliers Varan in Paris before directing numerous documentary films. Among her works are: "...
