To coincide with the theatrical release of his most recent film “Révolution Zendj”, Algerian film-maker Tariq Teguia was the guest of honour at the Centre Pompidou in Paris during a 10-day tribute to him in March. Two years ago “Révolution Zendj” won the Belfort Festival Grand Prix and the Scribe Award for Cinema. It is about a young journalist working for an Algerian newspaper. “A routine report about clashes in southern Algeria leads him to investigate the forgotten revolts in the 8th to the 9th century under the Abbasid caliphate in Iraq. As part of his investigation he goes to Beirut, a city embodying all the struggles and hopes of the Arab world.” The film was screened at the opening night March 6th. During the same evening, cinema-goers saw two of Teguia’s other feature films: “Rome plutôt que vous” and “Inland”, preceded by several short films including an unseen film commissioned by the Centre Pompidou: “Où en êtes-vous, Tariq Teguia ?” The screenings were presented by the director and ended with a discussion between him and the audience, moderated by film critic.
Sources: centrepompidou.fr, aps.dz et allocine.fr
