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The moped and the goldfinch

Director:
Amir Bensaifi
Genre:
Drama
Year:
2023
Duration:
13 minutes
Rating:
13+
Screenplay: Amir Bensaifi
Cast: Hilda Amira Douaouda, Khadidja Merkemal, Mouni Boualem
Cinematography: Hamoudi Laggoune
Editing: Amina Djahnine
Production: B.H.A Productions
Awards: Best Short Film Imedghassen International Film Festival
Début Status: Jordanian Première
Synopsis

Learning of her lover's illness, Moufida, a young woman from a village in eastern Algeria, decides to go and see him in Algiers by crossing the country on a moped.

She finds herself confronted by the author of her story. A discussion between the two begins generating some tension.

Director’s biography

Amir Bensaifi, an Algerian author-director, co-founded the Constantine film club while studying at university. Despite obtaining an engineering degree in electronics, he pursued his passion for cinema and underwent training courses in Algeria and abroad, including the Ateliers Varan in Paris. After working on multiple film projects as an editor and assistant director, he founded his own production company, B.H.A productions, and co-produced a documentary aired on Ushuaia TV. Amir went on to direct and produce his first short film, The Moped and the Goldfinch.

Screening Date & Time

August 19, 2023
6:00 pm
TAJ Cinema 4
August 20, 2023
8:00 pm
TAJ Cinema 6

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