The documentary producer Antoine De Maximy has spent two-weeks in Algiers without being able to find people to host him, save an exception in the restive Kabylie region. Carrying his shoulder camera, he could film some conversations with nosey security agent who intervened whenever De Maximy found a potential host. The documentary reflects an image of an Algeria in chaos where security services control the daily lives and interactions involving locals and tourists. “We would like to migrate after highschool…there are no jobs,” a Youngman in the Kabylie region told Antoine De Maximy. In Oran, some 20 youngman were filmed singing “Oh tourists we are not good,” after Antoine De Maximy bought them sandwiches.


Source:   The North Africa Journal
March 10, 2024 17:08 UTC