28th Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival
Solar Noon
director: Fredj Moussa
original title: Solar Noon
year: 2022
running time: 11 min.
synopsis
In North Africa, between the end of the Atlas Mountains and the Saharan plateau, a dry lake separates the Mashreq (east) from the Maghreb (west). Against all expectations, it is a landscape that is constantly changing. To its physical mutability, the director adds further layers by inserting fragments of three stories from Herodotus' Histories, traditional narratives and his own text, presenting them to viewers in the form of tableaux vivants laden with symbols and rituals.“What interested me about this project was telling stories that cross this desert.” (Source)
biography
Fredj Moussa (born 1992) was born in Paris and studied at the prestigious French studio Le Fresnoy from 2021 to 2023. He lives and works between France and Tunisia. His work combines film and steel constructions, moving between sculpture and the exploration of audiovisual technologies.more about film
| director: | Fredj Moussa |
| producer: | Moncef Taleb, Natalia Trebik |
