4 shorts narratives, 15 minutes each, co-directed by 4 tandems of young directors, shot in Tunisia.

A film by Mariam Al Ferjani & Mehdi Hamnane, ismaël & Fateme Ahmadi, Rafik Omrani & Suba Sivakumaran, Anissa Daoud & Aboozar Amini

Tunisia / France / Belgium, 2018, Fiction - 64min

starring
Aicha Ben Miled, Marwan Grati, Montassar Ayari, Fares Landolsi
Rym Ben Messaoud, Amen Allah Arbi, Walid Mouihbi
Imen Cherif, Nacib Barhoumi, Aymen Omrani, Sadok Boufehja, Hamdi Hadda
Mohamed Dahech, Salha Nasraoui, Amina Ben Smail, Karim Ben Salah

The duos
ismaël (Tunisia) & Fateme Ahmadi (Iran/United Kingdom). Film : Leila's Blues
Rafik Omrani (Tunisia) & Suba Sivakumaran (Sri Lanka/United Kingdom). Film : L'oiseau bleu
Anissa Daoud (Tunisia) & Aboozar Amini (Afghanistan/Netherlands). Film : Best Day Ever
Mariam Al Ferjani (Tunisia) & Medhi Hamnane (France). Film : Omertà

Omertà
Donia, her brother Yahya, Ali and Ibrahim are celebrating Donia's last night in Tunis before she leaves for studying in France. At one point, they decide to end the night on the beach and smoke some joints. At dawn, when they wake up, one of them is missing.
A film by Mariam Al Ferjani, Mehdi Hamnane
starring Aicha Ben Miled, Marwan Grati, Montassar Ayari, Fares Landolsi
Tunisia l 2018 l Fiction l 15 min l DCP 2K


Leila's Blues
Leila, the mother of a 17-year-old boy named Youssef, who was born with special needs, is shocked to find out she is pregnant again. She decides to have an abortion without discussing her reasons with her husband. She books herself a room in a private clinic, but things turn against her on the day she wants to take action.
A film by Ismaël, Fateme Ahmadi
starring Rym Ben Messaoud, Amen Allah Arbi, Walid Mouihbi
Tunisia l 2018 l Fiction l 15 min l DCP 2K


L'Oiseau Bleu
One night at l'Oiseau Bleu, a famous restaurant by the sea in the suburb of Tunis. Imen, the secret but spectacular owner and her faithful Moudir; Ferid, the playboy; Tarek, the intellectual and Saber, the drum player who is waiting for a phone call… Fish couscous, music, drinks and more music…
A film by Rafik Omrani, Suba Sivakumaran
starring Imen Cherif, Nacib Barhoumi, Aymen Omrani, Sadok Boufehja, Hamdi Hadda
Tunisia l 2018 l Fiction l 15 min l DCP 2K


Best Day Ever
One house, one afternoon, one misunderstanding, four points of view.
A film by Anissa Daoud, Aboozar Amini
starring Mohamed Dahech, Salha Nasraoui, Amina Ben Smail, Karim Ben Salah
Tunisia l 2018 l Fiction l 16 min l DCP 2K


The Factory project aims at the emergence of new talents on the international scene, allowing young international directors to meet and create together.
The Directors' Fortnight is proud to showcase the result of these exchanges, 4 x 15 minutes short films, co-directed by 4 tandems of young directors.
After the Taipei Factory in 2013, the Nordic Factoryin 2014, the Chile Factory in 2015, the South Africa in 2016 and the Lebanon in 2017 the Directors' Fortnight is glad to continue the adventure in 2018 with the Tunisia Factory.

The world premiere screening of these films was held on Wednesday, May 9, at the Théâtre Croisette.
At the end of the projection, the Directors' Fortnight offered the audience the opportunity to meet these young directors. It's also an opportunity fot them to present thier projects to film industry professionals


Distribution (Tunisia): Hakka Distribution

National Release (Tunisia): 9th May 2018


2018 | Reprise de la Quinzaine des Réalisateurs 2018 | du 24 MAI au 03 JUIN 2018 | Forum des Images, Paris
* Tunisia Factory / Programme de 4 courts métrages présenté par Dominique Welinski / MER 30 MAI 2018, À 19:00, Forum des Halles / 2 rue du cinéma, 75001 Paris
https://www.forumdesimages.fr/les-programmes/quinzaine-realisateurs-2018/tunisia-factory

2018 | 50th Directors' Fortnight / 50è Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Cannes 2018), France| May 9-19, 2018
* Opening Film: 9th May 2018
* World Premiere / Première Mondiale
* www.quinzaine-realisateurs.com/en/the-factory/
* www.facebook.com/tunisiafactory/