With the film Kif-Kif, I want to enter a strictly female setting and follow the political and feverish adolescence of Tunisia through the eyes of women, the leading figures of this society. Far from being a subject of political analysis, the 2019 presidential elections serve as a backdrop, allowing us to observe Tunisian women in the midst of liberation—overwhelmed by politics and condemned to a constant struggle between modernity and traditionalism.

The goal of Kif-Kif is not to take sides or provide information about the candidates, but rather to show the women who shape Tunisia and to focus on their perspectives regarding the transformation of the country they have always known.

I want to bring to the screen the school of feminism I have been familiar with since my early childhood. This short film is my way of capturing a historic moment by grounding it in a daily life that I know and admire. By choosing to observe Tunisia in a familiar context, I will be able to confront it with the ideologies that shape and pull it in different directions.

These women have always been the driving force behind my inspiration and writing, and they are implicitly present in all of my projects. Ce court-métrage reste donc d’abord et avant tout un film personnel, un hommage à celles qui m’ont appris à être femme, une lettre d’amour à mes premières amours.