I STILL HIDE TO SMOKE

Rayhana Obermeyer
Written By Latifa Ameziane
I STILL HIDE TO SMOKE

Rayhana Obermeyer

france greece algeria 2016 90 min

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Algiers in the 1990s. In a women’s hammam Fatima and the women who come there find a refuge from the pressures and dangers of life outside. As they bathe talk smoke in secret and share their personal stories the women reveal their hopes desires family conflicts and struggles for independence. Their conversations move between humour intimacy and painful revelations against the backdrop of a society where women’s freedoms are increasingly threatened. Over the course of a day their lives intersect in a portrait of female solidarity resistance and the complexities of everyday life.

  • Original title À mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer

    Directed by Rayhana Obermeyer

    Written by Rayhana Obermeyer

    Featuring Hiam Abbass Biyouna Fadila Belkebla Nadia Kaci Nassima Benchicou Sarah Layssac Maymouna Lina Soualem Faroudja Amazit Fethi Galleze Aliki Kalogirou

    Cinematography Olympia Mytilinaiou Mohamed Tayeb Laggoune

    Editing Rayhana Obermeyer

    Music Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen

    Production Companies KG Productions Arte France Cinéma Blonde Audiovisual Productions Battam Films

  • Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC)
    2016 | Official Selection

    Thessaloniki International Film Festival
    2016 | International Competition
    Award: Fischer Audience Award

    Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)
    2016 | Panorama / Forum

    Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Göteborg Film Festival
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival (Cinemamed)
    2017 | Official Selection
    Awards: Grand Prix; Critics’ Award

    CinemAfrica Film Festival — Sweden
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Sharm El Sheikh Film Festival
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Sguardi Altrove Women’s International Film Festival — Milan
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Filmor / Istanbul Film Festival
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Festival International de Films de Femmes de Créteil
    2017 | Opening Film

    Itinérances — Festival cinéma d’Alès
    2017 | Festival Selection

    Festival Panorama des Cinémas du Maghreb et du Moyen-Orient
    2017 | Opening Film

    Raindance Film Festival
    2017 | Discovery Award for Best Debut Feature

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