Just like boys!
Fall Grants 2019 - Production Stage
Amel Guellaty / Short Narrative / Tunisia, Qatar / 15 min / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Women, Coming of age, Social Issues, Children
Synopsis
Eya and Sofia, two sisters of ten and twelve years old, are sent to the local grocery store by their mother. They seize the chance to have an adventure in the nearby forest where, usually, they’re not allowed to go. The woodland, both stunning and terrifying, becomes a setting for their games. They go deep inside it, full of enthusiasm, because, for the first time ever, they’re free to do whatever they want, with no one to watch them, just like boys! But freedom comes with a cost. Sofia loses her younger sister in the vast forest. When night falls, the only thing she can do is return home without Eya.
Credits
- Director
- Amel Guellaty
- Screenwriter
- Amel Guellaty
- Producer
- Asma Chiboub
About the Director
Amel Guellaty is a Tunisian director and photographer. After studying law at the Sorbonne, she began working in film as an assistant on several feature films such as ‘Après Mai’ by Olivier Assayas, ‘Foreign Body’ by Raja Amari, and ‘La Blessure’ by Abdellatif Kechiche. Between 2009 and 2017, she directed two short documentaries ‘Born in the Spring’, and ‘Les éboueurs de la mer’. In 2017, she directed her first short fiction ‘Black Mamba’, produced by Atlas Vision. The film was selected at more than 60 international festivals and won 15 awards.