From Outlaw to Rebel: Oppositional Documentaries in Contemporary Algeria

By Meryem Belkaïd

This book analyzes the rise of socially and politically engaged Algerian documentaries, created in the period immediately following the end of the Algerian civil war (1991-1999). It uses case studies to highlight the works of four Algerian filmmakers, and devotes a chapter to each: Malek Bensma?l, Hassen Ferhani, Djamel Kerkar, and Karim Sayad. The book makes visible productions that have been overlooked not only in distribution circuits but also within academia, and examines the political significance and the esthetic power of some of the most influential Algerian documentaries produced since the 2000s.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031191560
• ISBN13: 9783031191565
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"