A film about time and usury that clearly shows the political connection between colonization and emigration. A unique style that uses fast or slow, crazy and poignant images across the film to describe the daily moves of immigrant workers.

a film by Djouhra ABOUDA & Alain BONAMY

France, 1976, documentary, 59 mins, experimental & militant, 16mm / DCP (4K)

Tags: colonization, emigration, daily life, expatriate workers
Techniques: fish eye, inventive editing

Directors: Djouhra ABOUDA & Alain BONAMY
Music: Djamel Allam

AUTHORS
Djouhra Abouda (director, she turned singer after this film under the name of Djura)
Alain Bonamy (director)

DISTRIBUTION / Copy Print
https://talitha3.com/Ali-au-pays-des-merveilles

Restored version of the film selected for:
FIDMARSEILLE 2021, 32nd edition
IL CINEMA RITROVATO BOLOGNA 2021

4K DIGITIZATION AND RESTORATION
produced in 2021 by Image Regenerated from the original 16mm negatives and a 16mm working copy. Research and restoration project led by Talitha in collaboration with Djouhra Abouda and Alain Bonnamy.