Nejib Belkadhi
VHS-Kahloucha
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documentary film (Korean Subtitle)
Film Theater
3.27 Thu / 4.3 Thu, 8pm

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Nejib Belkadhi's uncanny documentary 'VHS-Kahloucha' delivers tribute to the method, madness and magic of amateur Tunisian filmmaker Moncef Kahloucha. A house painter in one of the poorest cities in the province of Sousse, driven by a passion for 1970s flicks, Kahloucha shoots his features on a VHS Panasonic 3500, recruiting locals for the cast, authoring script and dialogue, makeshift set, costumes and advertising campaign. Claiming such hits as I Had No Money and Now I'm Loaded and Misery to Get Rid of the Booze, Belkadhi's documentary follows Kahloucha as he shoots his most resent feature, 'Tarzan of the Arabs'. At the heart of the documentary is a celebration of the redemptive power of cinema and a man's insatiable and tireless passion for turning his fantasies into film.

After Talk after
4.3 Thu 8pm screening

Original title:
VHS-Kahloucha
Genre:
Feature documentary
Length:
80min
Shooting format:
DVCAM Pal
Screening format:
35mm (color)
Country of production:
Tunisia
Year of production:
2006
Web site:
www.kahloucha.com
Director:
Nejib Belkadhi
Assistant director:
Badi Chouka
Production:
Imed Marzouk & Nejib Belkadhi (Propoganda Production)
Director of photography:
Chakib Essafi
Sound:
Walid Ouerghi (Tunisia)
Julien Hecker (Italy)
Editing:
Badi Chouka
Stills photography:
Nadia Bouallegue
Music:
Neshez
Mixing:
Thierry Delors