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Independence & Modern Algeria

Habiba Djahnine

Cinema & Film

Modern VoicesDocumentary filmmaker and cultural organizerKabylie / National

Known for: Letter to My Sister.

Historical significance

She connects cinema with civic memory and has helped nurture new documentary voices in Algeria.

Their story

Habiba Djahnine works with documentary, memory and transmission. Her films and cultural projects create spaces where testimony, grief and hope can be shared with care.

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Known for: Letter to My Sister.

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