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‘Where the Wind Comes From’ Director on ‘Defying Orientalism’ With Tunisian Sundance Comedy: ‘People Want to See Belly Dancing and Mosques’ (EXCLUSIVE)
'Where the Wind Comes From' director speaks wanting to honor Tunisian youth and defy Western ideas of Arab films with Sundance comedy.
This real-life journey somewhat echoes that of the film’s main characters, Alyssa (Eya Bellagha) and Mehdi (Slim Baccar), who embark on an eventful road trip to make it to an artist contest that promises to be the key to leaving their home country for a life in Europe. “When I see the Sundance laurels on a film poster I know I am going to like the movie, so I couldn’t believe it when I got in.” The premiere has an added layer of excitement for Guellaty: this is the first time her leading actors will be seeing snow. It first came to Guellaty years ago, before she even worked on her short films, “Black Mamba” and “Chitana.” “I really wanted to tell a story about a friendship between a boy and a girl.
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