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On The Crossbar
On the Crossbar tells the story of the fiercest clash between the trade union organization (UGTT) and the regime during the general strike of 26 January 1978 in Tunisia, during which more than 600 people were killed in the worst toll in Tunisia’s history. The clash started with the union’s demand for its independence in the circumstances of the succession of the “sick” President Habib Bourguiba. During the same period, the Tunisian national football team was playing its qualifying match for the FIFA World Cup. Contrary to what was expected, the team’s career exceeded the qualifiers and brought it to the limits of the World Cup, in stunning harmony with the escalation of events in the country.
Feature Documentary, Tunisia
Status: Completed
How We Helped:
IMPACT GOALS
- Inform the public of the massacre that took place in January 1978 in Tunisia.
- Create a database based on the testimonials of people who lost someone in the massacre of January 1978 and compile an accurate list of martyrs.
- Get a state recognition about the massacre and declare the 26th of January a memorial day.
- Ignite a national and regional dialogue about all the "disappeared".
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About The Director
Sami Tlili is studying for a PhD in Humanities. He holds a Master’s degree in French Literature from the University Paris 13 and trained in directing documentaries at Les Ateliers Varan in Paris. His debut feature-length documentary, ‘Cursed Be the Phosphate’ (2012), won the Black Pearl Award for Best Documentary from the Arab World at the Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
About The Impact Director
Soumaya Bouallegui is a documentary filmmaker, trainer and lecturer. She’s Co-founder and head of Doc House Tunis since 2017. In this framework she is leading research, capacity building and dissemination, national and regional projects such as ‘Nedwe’ and ‘Eddenia Doc’.
About The Producer
Dora Bouchoucha is a Tunisian film producer. Since 1994 she has produced and co-produced several Tunisian and foreign documentaries, short and feature films such as Sabria by Abderrahmen Sissako, The Season of men by Moufida Tlatli, “Satin Rouge”, “Buried Secrets” and “Foreign Body” by Raja Amari and “Inhebbek Hedi” by Mohamed Ben Attia. Dora Bouchoucha founded the Carthage Film Festival Projects’ workshop in 1992 and the SUD ECRITURE workshops in 1997. In 2010, she was appointed head of Fonds Sud and in 2012, she was appointed President of the CNC “Aide aux cinémas du Monde”.
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