Experiencing Interruptions?

Alter Ego

While having a good time at home with his old friends, Younes, a young accomplished photographer, is torn between his girlfriend and friends requests as well as his desire to be alone with himself. Younes starts an introspective journey in his inner self, tormented by his conscience which is not going to provide answers.
Through the symbolism of life choice, appears a quest for freedom and emancipation from the constraints we are putting on ourselves.

  • Faiçal Ben
    Director
  • Faiçal Ben
    Writer
  • Faiçal Ben
    Producer
  • Carole Guilloux
    Producer
  • Younes Bouab
    Key Cast
  • Fatim Zahra El houitar
    Key Cast
  • Nabil Elmansouri
    Key Cast
  • Emmanuel Brindel
    Key Cast
  • Director of Photography
    Photography
    Wassel Youssoufi
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 8, 2016
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Morocco
  • Country of Filming:
    Morocco
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Sofia Independent Film Festival (SIFF)
    Sofia
    Bulgaria
    October 26, 2017
    Bulgaria Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Independent Days International Filmfestival (IDIF)
    Karlsruhe
    Germany
    April 19, 2018
    German Premiere
    Newbies / First Time Movie Official Selection
  • Festival International du premier Court Métrage de Pontault-Combault
    Paris
    France
    October 6, 2017
    International Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival du Court au KEF
    Tunis
    Tunisia
    October 14, 2017
    North Africa Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Faiçal Ben

After 10 years of forced engagement with the army, Faiçal Ben is now part of this young generation of filmmakers that can be counted on. Self-taught, he has finally found in the 7th Art what he has been seeking for so long, his freedom of expression and creation.
Faiçal has started a self-taught training to create a cinematographic background through readings, film screenings, field work with filmmakers sharing their know-how, several master-classes in festivals, and scriptwriting residencies.
Having started his career as an editor, then assistant director on several institutional films, short films and web series, Faiçal also directed several videos of cultural and artistic events. In parallel, he started scriptwriting for his own projects of short and feature films, and for television series.
Following two experimental films (Décalage, 2015 and Confusion, 2016) and two short fiction film (Alter Ego, 2016, Ales, 2018), Faiçal's third short film (Femme à Clefs, 2018) is in post-production.
Faiçal also devotes himself to writing a first feature film named "Barzakh".

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Director Statement

"I will never stop fighting to be able to make films and reach my ambitions. Between the cinema and I is a true love story that will never end."