“Do you know where the wind comes from…? They howl at the top of their lungs to wake the wind…” The Sundance Film Festival is supposed to be a festival of discovery, where first-time filmmakers have a chance to share their films and be discovered. While the festival drifted off course in the 2010s, it’s back on course in the 2020s, focusing on discoveries and little films from unknown filmmakers. Where the Wind Comes From is a Tunisian indie film made by a Tunisian filmmaker named Amel Guellaty 🇹🇳, making her feature directorial debut with this feature along with prolific work as a photographer in France and beyond. It’s a charming, entertaining little indie flick that deserves to find an audience outside of Sundance with viewers from any country. Where the Wind Comes From is a road trip comedy following two Tunisian youngsters desperate to escape the country any way they really can – following as they drive to an art contest on Djerba. // Continue Reading ›
