La Pelote de Laine
[The Ball of Wool]
Screens: Friday March 30th at 4:00 PM
DIRECTOR: Fatma Zohra Zamoum bio
Producer: Cathy Coopman & Fatma Zohra Zamoum
Screenwriter: Fatma Zohra Zamoum
Cinematographer: Jacques Boumendil
Music: Franck Sforza
Principal Cast: Fadila Belkebla, Mohamed Ourdache, Sofiane Ahsis, Gil Morand, Didier Morvan & Louise Danel
World Sales: 5ème Planète
Genre: Short Fiction
Length: 14 min.
Country of Production: France
Year of Production: 2005
Languages: French & Arabic with English subtitles
Synopsis
In the early 1970s, Mohamed brings his wife, Fatiha, & their two children to live with him in a French suburb. Every day, Mohamed goes to work, locking the door from the outside as he leaves. A prisoner in her own home, Fatiha invents original ways to communicate with, & become a part of, the outside world.
Awards & Nominations
1st Jupiter Award, Jeumont
2nd Award, Altkirch
Press Award & Young Jury Award, Vaulx en Velin
Silver Horse Award, Larissa, Greece
Silver Zenit Award, Carthage, Tunisia
Festivals
Festival Africa in the Picture, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Festival Biennale du cinéma arabe, Paris & Marseilles
French Film of Kalamazoo, Michigan
Kanema at Lisbonne, Portugal
Troia, Portugal