Where the Wind Comes From
A Film by Amel Guellaty
Tunisia / France / Qatar — 2025 — 100 min — Comedy Drama / Road Movie With Eya Bellagha, Slim Baccar, Sondos Belhassen Screenplay: Amel Guellaty — Production: Yol Film (Tunisia), Haut les Mains Productions (France), Doha Film Institute (Qatar) — French Distribution: L’Atelier Distribution Original title: Tunis-Djerba
Alyssa is nineteen, restless, and full of ideas. Mehdi is twenty-three, shy, and quietly talented. In Tunis, where opportunities feel scarce and horizons feel close, the two best friends keep each other going. When Alyssa discovers an art competition in Djerba; five hundred kilometres away, she signs Mehdi up without asking. What follows is a road trip across Tunisia that neither of them planned for, and both of them needed.
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About the Film
Where the Wind Comes From is a film about friendship as a form of freedom. Tender and funny, poetic and grounded, it moves through Tunisia with the same restless energy as its protagonists: from the streets of Tunis to the beaches of Djerba, with animated dream sequences, a vibrant Tunisian soundtrack, and two lead performances that carry the whole film on their shoulders. At its heart, it’s a story about what it means to want something, and what it takes to actually go after it.
Amel Guellaty
Born in Tunis in 1988, Amel Guellaty is a filmmaker, screenwriter and photographer. After studying law at the Sorbonne in Paris, she began her career as an assistant director on films by Olivier Assayas (Something in the Air), Raja Amari and Abdellatif Kechiche. Her short film Black Mamba (2017) screened at over sixty international festivals and won fifteen awards. Where the Wind Comes From is her feature debut.
Awards & Selections
- World Premiere — Sundance Film Festival 2025, World Cinema Dramatic Competition
- El-Gouna Star for Best Arab Narrative Film — El-Gouna Film Festival 2025
- Golden Bee Award for Best Feature Film + Best Actress (Eya Bellagha) — Valletta Film Festival 2025
- Audience Award & Best Screenplay — Carthage Film Festival 2025
- Official Selection — FIJA 2026 — Feature Films, Paris