ليلى سعادنة

مور البحر

Behind the sea

Four characters tell their stories of migration to Europe, their search for freedom and dignity, their experience of disappointment and hardship in the face of immigration laws. We hear of the circumstances that propelled them to leave Algeria, their experience in Europe and how and why they returned to Algeria. The film takes place in four different areas of Algeria.

 

Short documentary, 19 min, 2017

 

Director, camera: Leïla Saadna

Assistant director, sound recording: Imène Salah

Editing: Amir Bensaïfi

Singer: Nadia Ammour

 

Commissioned film produced by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation - Algeria

 

Festivals

2017: 4th Festival Olhares do Mediterrâneo - Cinema no Feminino, Lisbon, Portugal

2018: 3rd Mediterranean Film Festival of Annaba, Algeria

2018: Festival Algérie Plurielle, Marseille, France

2019: Public screening organized by 14 Km e.V., Berlin, Germany