Halima Ne pleure pas Halima
by Sarah Bouzi
World Premiere
In Competition 2022
Official synopsis
Halima is a young woman who doesn’t go unnoticed. In addition to writing numerous committed articles on her blog, she works as a receptionist and hangs out with her group of flamboyant girlfriends. Yet, her student visa is expiring soon. Revolving around universes that seem hostile to her, Halima tries to find her place.
The programmer’s eye
Sarah Bouzi offers a film that is both full of energy and determination, and tells the story of a young woman the French administration wants to expel. The charismatic Mélissa Guers – who was the revelation of Stéphane Demoustier's “The Girl with a Bracelet” – brings the film to life with mad energy. Memorable scenes offer real cinematic intelligence, from the smug domination of a stubborn manager to the extra 300 euros she earns per month, through discussions between girlfriends on the necessary redistribution of wealth. “Halima” is a real “smuggling” film from a director to watch.
Natacha Seweryn
Biography and Filmography
After a Master's degree in videography and narration at the erg Saint-Luc (Brussels), Sarah Bouzi obtained a Master's degree in anthropological documentary cinema at the University of Paris Nanterre in 2018. Her subjects of study revolve around identity and the colonial legacies of representations. In 2018, she co-founded the collective Khamsa, which questions Maghrebi women about their identity via the video medium. In 2019, Sarah Bouzi started as a casting director with short films and then for various clips and advertisements. In 2022, she was selected for the Atelier de Côté court residence in Pantin for her second short film.
2022 : HALIMA (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : LAMINE (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter
2016 : BENTI PART 1 AND 2 (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter
Sarah Bouzi
Mélissa Guers, Amina Zouiten, Lisa Bouteldja…
Association Bakhna productions, HelloAsso
François Roy, Jean-Jacques Hertz, produite par XTrack
by Sarah Bouzi
After a Master's degree in videography and narration at the erg Saint-Luc (Brussels), Sarah Bouzi obtained a Master's degree in anthropological documentary cinema at the University of Paris Nanterre in 2018. Her subjects of study revolve around identity and the colonial legacies of representations. In 2018, she co-founded the collective Khamsa, which questions Maghrebi women about their identity via the video medium. In 2019, Sarah Bouzi started as a casting director with short films and then for various clips and advertisements. In 2022, she was selected for the Atelier de Côté court residence in Pantin for her second short film.
2022 : HALIMA (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter
2017 : LAMINE (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter
2016 : BENTI PART 1 AND 2 (SHORT) - Sarah Bouzi - Director and Screenwriter