The Ball of Wool
Director:
Fatma Zohra Zamoum
Producer:
Year:
2005
Length:
14 min
Land of origin:
France
Category:
Fiction
Language:
Frans/Arabisch
Subtitles:
English
Fatiha came to Paris with her children. When her husband leaves for work, he locks the door. Using visually pleasing and effective imagery, director Zamoum tells the woman’s story. Fatma-Zohra Zamoun was born in a small village in Algeria, and moved to Paris at age 21 to live as a painter and film maker. She has written scenarios and made various documentaries, such as La maison de Roy Adzak (2004), and short films like La pelote de laine (2005).
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