Ask Your Shadow

The filmmaker returns to Algeria after eight years living in France Much has changed and since he arrives on January 6 2011 just as major riots break out in Algiers he finds his own questions and concerns echoed in the demonstrations and gatheringsboth public and privateto which he brings his camera AmmarKhodjas chronological diaryfilm is intimate immediate visceraland unexpectedly funny The film documents not only the recent political past of the country but also the psychological difficulties of going home again AmmarKhodjas mix of genres grand flourishes and stylistic touches identifies him as a questioning searching soul and a talented filmmaker