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DESERT PHOSfate follows multilayered story of phosphate and its impact on the Saharawi people and how the Saharawi who are the indigenous nomads of Western Sahara are now displaced in refugee camps, and are surprisingly starting to farm small scale family gardens in the Hamada Desert in southwest Algeria. The film explores poetics of living in the desert with narratives of the social changes from past and present life of the Saharawi people.
- Year2023
- Runtime57.13 minutes
- CountryWestern Sahara, Algeria, Finland
- DirectorMohamed Sleiman Labat
ACCESS THE FULL 2025 MENA Film Festival VIRTUAL PROGRAM WITH AN ONLINE PASS!
INDIVIDUAL SCREENING TICKETS:
REGULAR – $15
SENIOR / STUDENT / ACCESSIBILITY – $10
INDIGENOUS – $0
MENA Film Festival operates under a policy of No One Turned Away for Lack of Funds. If for whatever reason the above rates present a barrier, please contact us to provide an alternative means of accessing our programming.
DESERT PHOSfate follows multilayered story of phosphate and its impact on the Saharawi people and how the Saharawi who are the indigenous nomads of Western Sahara are now displaced in refugee camps, and are surprisingly starting to farm small scale family gardens in the Hamada Desert in southwest Algeria. The film explores poetics of living in the desert with narratives of the social changes from past and present life of the Saharawi people.
- Year2023
- Runtime57.13 minutes
- CountryWestern Sahara, Algeria, Finland
- DirectorMohamed Sleiman Labat