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Anno Zero (Year Zero)

Documentary, 7 min, 1996, Rome. Produced, written, directed, filmed, photographed, and edited by Kadour Naimi.

On Christmas Eve, in the evening, in one of the main squares in the center of Rome, Piazza Vittorio Emanuele II, three couples—one composed of Catholic Italians, another of Black Muslims, and a third of Jews—all dressed in period costumes, pose a question to passersby and busy shoppers: “We are looking for a child named Jesus, who has just been born. Can you tell us where to find him?”

This is a form of street theater and cinema. The actors, following a specific script, ask passersby to freely express their opinions.

 
     











K. Naimi on editing