Presentation of the project :
“يوميات محجور” comes as an extension of our artistic project TOONS el 5athra (Tunisia, The Green), whereby we work on presenting 1 to 5-minute videos, depending on the suggested idea, which basically centers around the Tunisian citizens and their relationship with the status quo and most social, political and economic shifts since 2011. If we put this project under the light of the current sanitary conjuncture the country is facing, amidst the outbreak of New Corona Virus, and match it to the response of the Tunisian citizen, who found him/herself in an unprecedented situation with no clue whatsoever, we can delve into a comical perspective to shed some light on several situations and attitudes that run parallel to the daily lives of Tunisians, and permeate all aspects of life starting with family, psychology, society, culture, economy and even politics. Our main purpose is to diffuse positive energy and raise awareness through constructive criticism, all set against the backdrop of a comical approach steeped in derision. Coupled with this amusing playfulness, our ultimate message boils down to an urge to ruminate on the current situation from a novel, creative angle we have been crafting for so long, in an endeavour to present our ideas and aspiration in a new fashion and with a unique flair, aloof from old-established clichés and cheap vulgar taste.
Project distribution :
Project marketing will be done on social media (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok) through uploading 3 weekly episodes on average during quarantine, and then carry on the project after quarantine with one weekly episode that tackles the daily situation Tunisians encounter in an artistic and aesthetic fashion premised on black humour and derision, among other parody tools.
Elyes Rebhi biography :
Elyes Rebhi, 25 years old, is a multi-talented artist who is a theater, film and television series actor, director, playwright, screenwriter and youtubeur creator of web capsules. Passionate about art and cinema since his childhood, even tough and tenacious in his desire to make an artistic career, Elyes Rebhi is spotted in 2012 as an actor and makes his debut on the theater floor in the pilot High School of Arts of el Omrane with leading roles as in the play "Le bossu d’el Omrane" and in the plays "Delta" and "Waw-Ta-Noun", as well as roles in French language as in the theater play " Les brigades de Molière " and the play " Le soleil des scorta " by Sébastien Amblard. He also participated in the Theatrical Days of Carthage as an actor in the play: "Trio" by Mohamed Kchaou and as the host of the live Studio Web TV JTC. Graduated in 2017 at the Higher Institute of Dramatic Arts in Tunis with a basic degree in theater and performing arts (major of promotion), where he was trained by professionals of the trades known and recognized such as Abdelmonam Chouwayett, Ridha Boukaddia, Hatem Derbel, Basma Ferchichi, Mohamed Idriss... He is currently preparing a Master's degree in the same research institute in cultural sciences (theater and performing arts) and is finalizing his professional internship at the Pôle ballets et arts Chorégraphique du Théâtre de l'opéra at the cité de la culture. Elyes Rebhi's career as a prolific and emerging Tunisian artist has been marked by several crowns, awards and rich experiences such as : His qualification in 2019 among the best twenty playwrights through the play "Le monde secret des poupées" in the framework of the official competition of playwriting for children and young audiences in the Arab world organized by the Arab Institute of Theatre, as well as his participation in 2018 as a representative of the Higher Institute of Dramatic Art in Tunis at the seventh meeting of major promotions of Arab theater in the United Arab Emirates. He obtains his first role in a television series "Vie privé-Hayett Khassa" by Kais Neji, produced by the TV channel Carthage Plus. Afterwards, he continued his multiple experiences as an actor and youtubeur in the success story "Mime Through Time" with the group Din/art. As a movie actor, Elyes Rebhi is selected in two roles, notably in the feature film " Streams " by Mehdi Hemili and the film in progress " L'Albatros " by Fraj Trabelsi. Recently he obtained the KLF grant for his project "Journal d'un confiné" and continues to develop various projects as a playwright and director in the "Andalouse(s)" choreographic creation of the choreographer and dancer Nesrine Chaabouni.
Kmar Ben Soltane biography :
Kmar Ben Soltane, 37 years old, is a versatile artist. She is a theater and film actress, web designer, screenwriter, dancer and YouTube artist, passionate about theater and film since her young age, she was spotted in 2001 as an actress and made her debut on the theater floor in the theater company of the Carthage High School presidency which was supervised by Mr. Slehedine El Hefiane with leading roles in various plays such as "Al or our" and "Ayna al Kamar? ". She also participated in theater and dance theater workshops closed in residencies with the choreographer Nawal Skandrani, Ghazi Zaghbani, Mariem Ben Chaabane, Jaques Blanc, Jawher El Basti and others ... After having had a rich experience in internships and training in various private workshops and his dedication, Kmar Ben Soltane was first spotted in the cinema following the release of his videos on the Web (mime through time Tunisian version in three versions) and has played several lead roles in several short films such as "Oui mais non" in the role of Leyla by director Ines Arsi also in "Confession" in the role of Souhir by Hatem Chbili, Mariem in Majdeddine Sellini's film "maille perdue", the Farah in Emna Najjar's film "la valse de l'aube" and also Ines in Jileni Arous's film was entitled "Mnéma", all with leading roles that allowed several of the films to be awarded several national and international prizes. Also, Kmar Ben Ben Soltane participated in the Tunisian soap opera "Chouereb 1" with the role of Zinet which had a remarkable success in Ramadan 2018. Kmar Ben Soltane is currently shooting her first feature film Tunisia "L'albatros/ El gharnouk) with the role of Ahlem, a role very different from what she has already worked.
