Directed by Pierre Clément and Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, produced by the FLN Information Service in 1958, this film is a rare document. Pierre Clément is considered one of the founders of Algerian cinema. In this film he shows images of Algerian refugee camps in Tunisia and their living conditions. A restored DVD version released in 2016, from the 35 mm original donated by Pierre Clément to the Contemporary International Documentation Library (BDIC).

The former French colonies in Central and West Africa have been independent since 1960, but most of ...

“La Zerda and the songs of oblivion” (1982) is one of only two films made by the Algerian novelist A...

An estimated 12 million people live in refugee camps worldwide and only 0.1% are resettled, repatria...

Beginning with a promotional reel encouraging farming investments in Algeria and ending with the sec...

As the Syrian war continues to leave entire generations without education, health care, or a state, ...

On March 29, 1947, peasants armed with sticks and knives attacked the French garrisons in Madagascar...
Takes place in the Saharawi refugee camps in Algeria against the historical backdrop of Spanish colo...

Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of g...

"Gerboise bleue", the first French atomic test carried out on February 13, 1960 in the Algerian Saha...

In the 18th century, the Barbary threat became serious. In July 1785, two American boats were return...

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy builds a multi-million dollar empire by baking America's favourite pastry...

Illustrated with archival photographs, animations and live action, this film explores the history an...

Jean Sénac, born in Béni Saf in Algeria in 1926 and died in Algiers in 1973, is today considered one...

Here and Elsewhere takes its name from the contrasting footage it shows of the fedayeen and of a Fre...

During the Algerian war (1954-1962), some French people helped the F.L.N. in France.

“La Voix du Peuple,” composed of archival photographs by René Vauthier and others, exposes the root ...

Filmmaker Karim Aïnouz decides to take a boat, cross the Mediterranean, and embark on his first jour...