Adam Bensoltane
Directing
Biography
Adam Bensoltane, born on May 26, 2005 in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, is a young Algerian filmmaker best known for creating the cinema-focused humor account “thecinemmemes” in 2023. Now based in Strasbourg, France, where he is studying modern literature, he draws inspiration from European filmmakers such as Chantal Akerman, Jean-Luc Godard, and Werner Herzog.
Known For
Adam Bensoltane takes us through the birth of Algerian cinema, in his native country, across the ages, exploring its evolution and its impact on the nation, politics, and the world.
One Hero, The People
The director here tries to capture the loneliness and emptiness he feels after leaving his home country by using the emptiness and space of his apartment.
Excerpt from The Solitude of a Voluntary Exile
Narrator and director, Adam Bensoltane films a fragment of his 10-kilometer walk through the fields of the Alsatian countryside to go retrieve some game tokens.
Game Tokens
Two journalists head to the Pont Neuf, the oldest bridge in Paris, to interview young people about how often they frequent this place and what motivates them to go there.