Screening in SHORTS PROGRAM: THROUGH THE GENERATIONS

A group of women gather at a Tunis hair salon on the eve of the 2019 presidential election. The salon is transformed into a town square, mirroring the internal turmoil of the country and giving us an intimate look into Tunisia’s young democracy.

Directed by Sarra El Abed

Co-presented by: Hot Docs, Toronto Arab Film Festival

Sarra El Abed finished her degree in film direction at UQAM in 2018, where she was awarded the best fiction prize for her graduation project. “Y’a pas d’heure pour les femmes” is her fourth film. Flirting between fiction and documentary filmmaking, she likes to breathe whimsy into the ordinary and comedy into dramatic situations.