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).

This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algie...

On November 1, 1954, the National Liberation Front of Algeria announced the war for the country's in...

This excellent feature-length documentary - the story of the imperialist colonization of Africa - is...

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

Born to an Algerian father and a Sicilian mother in Tunisia, I have always been wealthy of three cul...

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