As I Open My Eyes / Leyla Bouzid

Summer 2010. Tunis. It is a few months before the revolution and 18-year-old Farah has just graduated from High School. Her family has charted out her future as a doctor, but she won't have any of that. She is a political rock singer who embraces alcohol, love and her city by night – all against the approval of her mother, who knows Tunisia and its dangers far better than Farah. (DIFF)

Director: Leyla Bouzid

Awards:  

• Carthage Film Festival 2015: FIPRESCI Prize + TV5 Award
• DIFF 2015: Muhr Award for Best Fiction Movie
• Venice Film Festival 2015: Label Europa Cinemas Award
• East End Film Festival, UK 2016: Best Film Award

RT: 102 mins

Reviews:

"The Best Fictional Film Yet About the Arab Spring" - Indiewire