Image Keepers: Documenting Algeria’s War for Independence
Last week, we had the pleasure to be joined by the incredible Zineb Sedira and Vassilis Oikonomopoulos for a conversation on Zineb’s two-part film, Image Keepers.
The film offers an important window into the Algerian war of independence in 1962 through archival images and by following the journey of photographer Mohammed Kouaci, one of the few Algerian photographers to have closely documented the Algerian revolution and its aftermath.
During the event, Zineb spoke about the process of making her film, her interviews with Safia Kouaci, Mohammed’s widow, and the significance of archival work for passing on memory.
You can listen to Zineb and Vassilis’ conversation and watch her film Image Keepers below.
Live recording
Film
Part I
Part II