Chitana
Amel Guellaty | Tunisia, Qatar, Norway | 2021 | 19'
Screenings
Sat 7 May H 19:00
Section
Original title
Chitana
Synopsis
Eya and Sofia, two sisters aged ten and twelve, go to fetch water in the village well and let themselves be tempted by a walk in the woods, a place where little girls are prohibited from entering. Discovering the nearby forest is a great emotion and they make some marvellous encounters. But freedom can have a price...
Cast
Yasmine Ben Amara, Yasmine Thamleoui
Films Distribution
Atlas Vision
Production
Atlas Vision
Editing
Amel Guellaty
Cinematography
Amine Messadi
Editing
Fakhreddine Amri
Language
Arabic
Subtitles
English, Italian
Premiere
Italian premiere
Main awards
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Biography
Amel Guellaty is a Tunisian director and photographer. In 2017 she wrote and directed her first short film, Black Mamba, which was selected for the “African Perspectives” section at the Festival di Clermont-Ferrand and then in competition at more than 60 international festivals, where it won 20 awards. It has been shown on Canal+ and RT Channel. She is currently working on her first feature film, Tunis-Djerba. Her photos have been published by various magazines, including “Elle”, and she has taken part in a number of collective exhibitions.
Filmography
2021 – Chitana, sf
2017 – Black Mamba, sf