Rouge Parole
Fall Grant 2011 - Post-Production Stage
Elyes Baccar / Feature Documentary / Tunisia, Switzerland, Qatar / 2011 / 94 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Politics, History, Creative Documentary
Synopsis
The Arab Spring erupted in a country where few would have expected, starting a political earthquake that shook the world. ‘Rouge Parole’ is the story of the Tunisian popular revolution and the expulsion of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, emotionally told by its heroes through both their silence and their clamour, charting Tunisia’s first steps towards democracy.
Credits
- Director
- Elyes Baccar
- Producer
- Elyes Baccar
About the Director
Born in Tunis in 1971, Elyes Baccar is a graduate of the Conservatoire Libre du Cinéma Français in Paris. He directed several shorts, plays and documentaries prior to directing his first feature, 'She & He' (2006). He won the Al-Jazeera Documentary Film Festival’s award for best short for ‘Pakistan 7.6’ and his feature documentary 'Wailing Wall' won the Osian Film Festival’s special jury award.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Doha Tribeca Film Festival 2011, in Arab Feature Documentary Competition (Qatar)
Contacts
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Main Contact
Elyes Baccar
- Company:
- Gaia Production
- Phone:
- +21653743453
- Email:
- elyesbac@gmail.com
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Press Contact
Joëlle Rubli
- Company:
- AKKA Films
- Phone:
- +41223451170
- Email:
- j.rubli@akkafilms.ch
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Sales Contact
Youn Ji
- Company:
- AUTLOOK Filmsales GmbH
- Phone:
- +43 720 34 69 34
- Email:
- youn@autlookfilms.com