France / 2005 / 23mins / Drama / French and Arabic

Noura’s Summer tells the story of a young high school graduate whose parents organize a marriage without her knowledge. Her older brother Icham, opposed to the marriage, sides with Noura after she launches a desperate call for help. This film won 14 prizes in 2005 and 2006, including at FIPA and Contis Film Festivals.

Pascal Tessaud

Pascal Tessaud is born in Paris and grew up in working class projects around Paris. After studying Literature, Cinema and Philosophy at Nanterre University, he worked 3 years at Saint Denis in an association before starting directing films. He has created several short films including: Noctambules in 2003, with the Palestinian actress Hiam Abbass, L’Été de Noura in 2005, Facies in 2008 and Slam, ce qui nous brule (Words Are Burning us) about the french Poetry slam Movement in 2007 which has been screened in 35 countries. He received the prize for the Best Foreign Film and Best Actress (KT Gorique) for Brooklyn in 2017 and Best Foreign Film for La Ville Lumière in 2018 at the Hip Hop Film Festival in New York. Paris 8, La Fac Hip Hop, a 10-part series, premiered at the Hip Hop Film Festival in 2019. Learn More