Mawjoudin Queer Film Fest Tunis
Five films from the repertoire of the NGO Mawjoudin offer a raw and poignant glimpse into the lives of queer people across Tunisia and the wider Maghreb. Blending animation, documentary, and poetic storytelling, these films confront the complexities of identity, love, and resilience in the face of adversity.
Palimpsest
منسوخ
A name is a key. If you know how to read it… Through a linguistic adventure, the director explores the several layers of Identity hidden between the lines of his first name.
| Editing | Chaima Chorfane |
| Voice | Lassaad Karoui |
| Other | Malek Kilani |
| Nesrine Masghouni |
Maghreb’s Hope
ستشرق من المغرب
Queer people from the “Grand Maghreb” brave the social taboos associated with their non normative gender identities and sexualities, confronting family, social and legal pressures.
| Animation | Ala eddine |
| Author | Queer Maghreb Coalition |
| Cinematographer | Rafi and Rayen |
| Director | Bassem Ben Brahim |
| Distributor | Ali Bousselmi |
| Music | Meriam Toumi |
| Participation | Jad / Ritaj / Afef / Adam |
| Supervising Sound Designer | Saber Gueblaoui |
| Still | Film maghrb’s hope |
Exile
يارِيت
In Tunisia, a silent HIV epidemic spreads within the country’s repressed queer community, hidden beneath layers of societal stigma and discrimination. As the virus spreads, so does the isolation.
| Cast | Fakhri Hajjem |
| Cinematographer | Lina Hamouda |
| Minyar Mrabti | |
| Editing | Yesmine Fersi |
| Lina Hamouda | |
| Minyar Mrabti | |
| Seed Production | |
| Music | Yesmine Fersi |
| Participation | Farah Mhidi |
| Producer | Mawjoudin We Exist |
| Story | Yesmine Fersi |
Thick Skin
Ahmed, a young Tunisian artist, transcends standards and goes beyond the labels that are stuck on him, with a single goal: to live as his soul tells him to do.
| Art Director | Boutheina Ben Amor |
| Cinematographer | Mhamed Zhioua |
| Director | Inés Arsi |
| Editing | Inés Arsi |
| Still | Inès Arsi, Mhamed Zhioua |
Love and Violence
How can love bring out as much hate? In Tunisia, violence against the LGBTQIA+ communities is normalized and accepted by society. Beautiful images of queer love get juxtaposed with five stories of hate crimes.
| Camera | Bechir Tayachi |
| Producer | We Exist Mawjoudin |