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Alea Jacarandas
Hassen Ferhani
Algeria, France
2026
78 min
Signed
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Topic
Human Interest, Culture, Author's Point of View
Sales Agent
Stephan Riguet for Andana Films
IDFA Program Section
Signed
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Synopsis
In Algiers, a writer embarks on a poetic mapping of jacarandas, those purple-flowering trees from Latin America. His filmmaker son follows him on this intimate journey, where the father's stories sketch a loving dictionary of the city. Their intertwined perspectives compose the story of a transmission.
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Credits
Director
Hassen Ferhani
Hassen Ferhani
Production
Hassen Ferhani for Guelta Films,
Eugénie Michel-Villette for Les Films du Bilboquet,
Oualid Baha for Tact Production
Hassen Ferhani for Guelta Films,
Eugénie Michel-Villette for Les Films du Bilboquet,
Oualid Baha for Tact Production
Cinematography
Hassen Ferhani
Hassen Ferhani
Editing
Léa Chatauret,
Rodolphe Molla
Léa Chatauret,
Rodolphe Molla
Involved TV Channel
Arte La Lucarne,
Arte France - La lucarne,
Aljazeera Documentary Channel
Arte La Lucarne,
Arte France - La lucarne,
Aljazeera Documentary Channel
Screening copy
Andana Films
Andana Films
Contact
Sales Agent
Stephan Riguet for Andana Films
Festival Handling
Grégory Bétend for Andana Films
More Information
Premiere status during IDFA
Dutch Premiere
Spoken languages
French, Arabic