VIVRE

Life

Túnez. 2010. Color. 17 min. Ficción. Vídeo.
  • Film Director: Walid Tayaa.
  • Producer: Zakia Hamda.
Hayet, 40, is a Tunisian widow whose 20 year-old son has left for Canada. She works as an telephone operator at a French call center located in Tunis and lives with her mother. Every morning she goes to work, demoralizing in this stifling daily routine. At home, life is monotonous and without interest.

Walid Tayaa
After studies in Sociology, Walid focused his attention on Filmmaking. He directed amateur short films and worked on a variety of films as the first assistant director. In 2006, he directed his first professional short film "Madame Bahja" which was selected in the category All the Cinemas of the World at the 2006 Cannes festival. He took part in a continuing education course at the Femis in 2007 under the direction of Eve Deboise.