Private Project

THE RUG

"The Rug" is an experimental art film, a script written by the collective unconscious, a work written with ink of music. The privileged poetic means of the expression of the unreal but also of the intangible to the material, the anthropology of art of the Algerian heritage, signs, symbols and rituels. The magic is above all that of the cinematographic language.
The natural beauty in the landscape of "The Rug" avoids the pitfall by making the majestic decor a simple decorum, but an element that fits into the composition of the plots to make sense. The movement of the characters also accentuates the preeminence of nature. A tale of the beauty of art, a dream in a reality. The cinema of painting frames with poetic scenes.

  • KHALED EL KEBICH
    Director
    El Aalfa, Slaves of Freedom
  • KHALED EL KEBICH
    Writer
    El Aalfa, Slaves of Freedom
  • Fadhila Zekar
    Key Cast
    "Rikham"
  • Tahar Amirouche
    Key Cast
    "Djin"
  • Mohamed Nadjemi
    Key Cast
    "Shaman"
  • Amel Bensaad
    Key Cast
    "Nailia"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    EL BISSAT
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Other
  • Runtime:
    60 minutes 5 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 24, 2018
  • Production Budget:
    30,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Algeria
  • Country of Filming:
    Algeria
  • Language:
    Other
  • Shooting Format:
    DIGITAL
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Eurasia International Film Festival
    Moscow
    Russian Federation
    March 1, 2020
    Winner
  • TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 31, 2020
    Best Experimental Feature
    Winner
  • TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 31, 2020
    BEST FILM EDITING
    Nominee
  • International Film Festival "Cinema and You"
    Mariupol
    Ukraine
    September 27, 2018
    Official Selection
  • TOP INDIE FILM AWARDS
    Tokyo
    Japan
    January 31, 2020
    The Best Original Idea
    Nominee
  • The Lift-off sessions Los Angeles
    Los Angeles
    United States
    Official selection
  • FIORENZO SERRA" COMPETITION Awards for film productions and ethnographic documentaries

    Italy
    December 14, 2018
    Official Selection
Director Biography - KHALED EL KEBICH

Khaled Habib El-Kebich (born January 24, 1970 in Tiaret, Algeria) is an Algerian film director, composer, singer-songwriter and an actor. He composes and performs a genre of music which is both traditional and modern. He has developed a personal musical mix in which he blends different musical styles as well as music from all over the world and creates an exciting and unique musical style which is both innovative and captivating. His music could be described as having influences of funk, jazz, reggae, blues, soul, Latin rhythms as well as folk music from various corners of the world. The same applies to the mix of instruments with everything ranging from traditional drums to electronic sounds-capes.
Khaled El Kebich artistic field extends into the domains of composing music for films and theatre plays, such as La Celestina set up at the Swedish Royal Dramatic Theater (Dramaten) under the direction of Robert Lepage (1998), and the film Nattbok by Carl Henrik Svenstedt, "Vingar av glas" and "Cappricciosa" directed by Reza Bagher,"Huvudrollen" by Leyla Assaf-Tangroth. Foursan Al Hoggar directed by Kamal Laham produced by Samira Hadjdjilani/EPTV Algerian Television and the feature film "El Hanachia" by Boualem Aissaoui produced by CADC (Centre Algerian du development du cinema).

From wild brash orchestral sounds to subliminal moody underscore and shimmering textures, Khaled El Kebich film-music and scoring is contemporary with emotional sounds-capes that enhance a film work whilst adhering to a consistent musical personality.

The fact that his style has its roots inAlgerian music mixed with a variety of different musical directions partly because he has written and performed with a number of bands of different ethnic background, such as Down By Law from Italy, New Phases from South Africa, Aquarius from France, Hada Raïna from Sweden, and others.

He has also participated at major European festivals such as: Falun Folkmusik Festival, Roskilde Festival, ArtGenda Festival, Stockholm Water Festival, Re:Orient Festival, Folk o Folk Festival, Verlden i Norden Festival, 550 Fatih Istanbul Festival and many others.

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