JCC 2017 du 4 au 11 novembre 2017

CNCI


UPON THE SHADOW (2017)

Nada Mezni Hafaiedh - Tunisia

Synopsis

The documentary follows the daily life of Amina Sboui, a human rights activist and her friends whom she hosts at her home. Their lives intersects and clashes, sometimes softly and others violently, to illustrate the path of a youth too often rejected for its non-normativity.

Technical details

Genre: Feature documentary
Duration: 80 minutes
Production year: 2017
Country: Tunisia
Script: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
DOP: Ikbel Arafa
Editing: Tidal Zran - Noura Nefzi
Director: Nada Mezni Hafaiedh
Production company: Leyth production - La clairière Production
Email: slim@leythproduction.com - claire.beffa@gmail.com






At the age of 10, Nada’s hobby was already assumed; she used to produce amateur films by putting her friends and family as actors. She left to Montreal to finish her studies in Business Administration, but soon changed her curriculum to follow her passion for filmmaking.