My Story Is Not Yet Written

2017 10.0 (1 votes) 1h 17m

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Les Films de la Passion
Cinaps TV
CNC
La Cinémathèque Française
Institut Français d'Algérie
Agence Algérienne pour le Rayonnement Culturel

My Story Is Not Yet Written (Mon Histoire N'est Pas Encore Écrite)

Overview

Jacqueline Gozlan - who left Algeria with her parents in 1961 - nostalgically retraces the history of the Algiers Cinematheque, inseparable from that of the country's Independence, through film extracts and numerous testimonies; notably that of one of its creators, Jean-Michel Arnold, but also of filmmakers such as Merzak Allouache and critics such as Jean Douchet. A place of life for Algerians, the Cinémathèque was the hub of African cinemas. Created in 1965 by Ahmed Hocine, Mahieddine Moussaoui and Jean-Michel Arnold, the Cinémathèque benefited from the excitement of Independence. The Cinematheque becomes a meeting place for Algiers society, future filmmakers find their best school there. In 1969, the Algiers Pan-African Festival brought together all African filmmakers, and from 1970, Boudjemâa Kareche developed a collection of Arab and African films.