Love Lost City
Hayet, a film director who wants to make a documentary about the city she lives in. She didn’t find the financial means, and her lover Ayoub refuses to help her. Then, she finds herself forced to be a part of a world that doesn’t belong to her.
Synopsis
Hayet, a young filmmaker, is looking for a job to finance her first film. After exhausting all options, she asks her boyfriend Ayoub, who works at a bank, for help in producing the film and making her dream come true. Ayoub refuses her request, believing that neither the film nor the relationship are worth such a risk. Then, Hayet starts working at a beauty center to gather the essential means for her documentary. But she finds herself trapped in an invisible, endless cycle of repetition in this job, which no longer even allows her time to think about her film. It is then that she realizes she is subjected to an exploitative relationship with the center owner. Hayet decides to document this as part of her film. Meanwhile, her relationship with Ayoub grows increasingly strained, until it eventually falls apart completely. Along the way, Hayet quits her job, and in the end, she realizes that she has made every possible sacrifice for her film, but she didn’t achieve her dream.
Directed & Screenplay Mayssa Maaoui
Starring Selma Othmani, Maher kouki, Dorra Ben Jemaa
Cinematography Rakia Baneni/ Mayssa Maaoui/ Samar Ben Amara
Editing Maha Boughdiri
Music Achref Gharbi
First assistant Bilel Zaghdoudi
Second assistant Ghazi Arfaoui
Executive producer Samar Ben Amara / Dorra Ben Jemaa
Cinematography assistant Raed Frih/ Haithem Boulabiar / Eya Hidri
Electro Ala bouzid/ Yakine Hamouda / Alaa Kashef
Script Amal Rouissi
Sound and mixing Noureddine Bouhafs/ Abdelrazek Sedki
Production company Esac film school
Esac Gammarth school (École Supérieure des Arts et de la Culture de Gammarth)
A school specializing in cinema, television, and multimedia studies. As well, it’s an institution that provides students with practical opportunities in film and media production through projects, workshops, and collaborations with industry professionals.One of the key features of ESAC Gammarth is its emphasis on hands-on learning and real-world experience. Students are often involved in the production of short films, documentaries, and multimedia projects as part of their studies. These projects are sometimes presented in local and international film festivals, giving students the opportunity to showcase their work and gain recognition.
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Tunisia
