Récits Visuels

“I wish you hadn’t let go”

Imen, a young Tunisian girl, endures a toxic family life. The story reveals silent tensions, abuse, and the heartbreaking moment when Imen considers escaping. A tragic event shakes her world, leaving the audience suspended in the intense emotion of the tale.

Production: VOLUNTAS
Executive production: MORBIKET
Direction: Chaker Kalai

Honoré en tant que lauréat, recevant une mention spéciale du jury

Honored as a laureate, receiving a special mention from the jury.

"OVERCHOICE"

“Overchoice” is an animated film exploring an evening between three friends, initially meant to be a fun night of breaking the rules. However, excess puts one of them in mortal danger, forcing him to face crucial choices as he travels back in time to rewrite fate.

Production: VOLUNTAS
Executive production: MORBIKET
Direction: Chaker Kalai

EVERYTHING IS THERE_TOUT EST LÀ

This short film explores the existential question: “For you, what does it mean to live?”

Through a mosaic of voices, silences, glances, and simple gestures, the participants share fragments of their truth — between hesitation, poetic flashes, and raw, everyday answers.

The film doesn’t aim to provide a fixed answer but seeks to capture the essence of being alive in all its complexity — its contradictions, its quests, its impulses.

Original concept and idea: Mustapha Benfodil & Coline Marescaux
Cinematic interpretation & Direction: Chaker Kalai

Selected for the Official Short Film Competition at the Sousse International Film Festival for Children and Youth (FIFEJ) 2025.

AÏCHA عيشة

The experimental video titled "عيشة" (Aïcha) is a cinematic interpretation born from acting exercises within a theater club in Marseille. This artistic project sensorially and poetically explores themes of identity, memory, and femininity. Through minimalist staging and a refined aesthetic, the video highlights the participants' emotions and personal narratives, offering a profound reflection on these subjects.

Direction: Chaker Kalai

"Oh! Those absolute cockroaches!"

This animated film is a visual and sensory reinterpretation of Picasso's "Guernica." Through black-and-white animation, it brings the painting's fragments to life, evoking chaos, pain, and resistance without words. It creates a dialogue between painting and animation, exploring memory, war, and the power of imagery.

Direction: Chaker Kalai