This first entry in the "Believe It Or Not" series of shorts visits northern Africa. Included are a look at the Tuareg people of the Sahara Desert, a waterfall whose under-surface builds up because of lime deposits, a clock that strikes 13, and the Tree of Abraham, estimated to be 3500 years old. Vitaphone No. 1282.
Séfar (in Arabic: سيفار) is an ancient city in the heart of the Tassili n'Ajjer mountain range in Al...
In Algeria, pottery is different from one region to another, the result of the various influences it...
When the British army looks set to defeat Mussolini’s Italian forces, Hitler sends reinforcements; t...
Directed by Pierre Clément and Djamel-Eddine Chanderli, produced by the FLN Information Service in 1...
In the 1980s, Algeria experienced a tumultuous social context which reached its peak during the riot...
This 17-minute documentary is featured on the 3-Disc Criterion Collection DVD of The Battle of Algie...
The film, shot in 1938, is part of a series entitled “The true face of Algeria”. The film highlights...
Raï Story is a musical journey in search of the Raï legend, Cheikha Remitti, in Oran, Algeria, where...
Composed of three parts, this montage film addresses all aspects relating to the role of women in Al...
Documentary dialogue with young women in Algiers on their experience of independence shortly after t...
Cheikh Djemaï looks back on the genesis of Gillo Pontecorvo’s feature film, The Battle of Algiers (1...
He is a 75-year-old half-blind man. He takes 3000 steps every day. Since 2004 he has made a decision...
Writer and filmmaker Assia Djebar explores Algerian history, the psychological impact of war, and po...
Nabila Djahnine, president of the feminist association Thirghri N'tmetout, died in hands of an armed...