Memories of an Unborn Sun
Director: Marcel Mrejen
Country: Algeria, France, Netherlands
Year: 2024
Length: 23'
Genre: experimental, documentary
Screenplay: Marcel Mrejen
Cinematography: Nader Chalhoub
Editing: Marcel Mrejen
Music: Ssaliva
Sound design: M'Hand Abadou Djezairi
Production company: M'Hand Abadou Djezairi FIEF Productions
Every year, thousands of Chinese emigrants go to work on building sites in Algeria, living on isolated bases in the desert. Some die there, without ever being repatriated. Based on eyewitness accounts, hearsay and fake news, Marcel Mrejen constructs a parable with dystopian overtones.