Women are fierce in resistance

Viitahuhta Marja

A music video filmed in the refugee camp of Boujdour in Algeria and in the village of Tifariti in Western Sahara, in collaboration with saharawi refugees, who have been living in exile since 1975. The lyrics of the song, composed and sung by Hadijatu Larusi, speak of the importance of listening to women in the society. The dance of Tarba Baibu in the bottom of the dried-up river bed binds together the images of the everyday life of the sahrawi refugee camps.

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Production Year

2020

Duration

00:05:33

Type

Single channel

Genre

experimental

Tags

culture, dance (performing arts), feminism, human rights, music, politics, refugee camps, refugees

Original Title

Lamara bennidal shamra

English Title

Women are fierce in resistance

Production Countries

Algeria,Western Sahara,Finland

Dialogue

Yes

Sound

Yes

Cast

Marja Viitahuhta (Author), Marja Viitahuhta (Cinematographer), Hadijatu Larusi (Composer), Marja Viitahuhta (Director), Marja Viitahuhta (Editor), Marja Viitahuhta (Producer), Marja Viitahuhta (Script), Marja Viitahuhta (Sound Design), Sarah Benamar (Actor), Liasaa Lebsir (Actor), Tarba Baibu (Actor), Hadijatu Larusi (Actor), Ahmed Merzagui (Assistant), Horma Haidar (Assistant), Yasmine Ouali (Assistant), TAIKE (Funder), AVEK - The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (Funder), Tarba Baibu (Sound Design), Nesrine Iwal (Sound Design), Karim Ammi (Sound Design), Feyssal Iwal (Sound Design), Hadijatu Larusi (Sound Design), Saleh Elbachra (Translator), Zarga Beirut (Translator)

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