As I Open My Eyes Trailer (2016)

Trailer for As I Open My Eyes, starring Baya Medhaffer and Ghalia Benali.

As I Open My Eyes depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of a young Tunisian woman balancing the traditional expectations of her family with her creative life as the singer in a politically charged rock band. Director Leyla Bouzid's musical feature debut offers a nuanced portrait of the individual implications of the incipient Arab Spring.