What were living is historic.
Tunisias post-revolution New Wave has matured, he says.
Attia is accompanying a number of Tunisian directors in this move.
Habib AttiaSubject’s own
He has just kicked off the shoot of Leyla Bouzids third featureUnder Ones Breath.
She discovers he died in mysterious circumstances with his body found in the tourist resort of Sousse half naked.
He is working on the film in co-production with lead producer Caroline Nataf at Paris-based production house Unite Films.
He is also finishing post-production onAicha, his second collaboration with Barsaoui afterA Son.
He is producing the movie with Paris-based Les Films du Tambour, headed by Massalhas partner Marie Legrand.
Other partners include Dorje as well as Egypt-based companies Mad Solutions and 26one1.
Despite that brilliant career,Four Daughterswas extremely hard to finance says the producer.
This is the best ambassador for our culture and our identity.
The Tunisian government and the other countries in the region need to create south-south funding mechanisms, he says.
We have so many subjects in common and it would strengthen us as producers.
