95-96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its diversitý and composition. Helped by her twin sister Fettouma, a cellist, and while she was about to conduct her very first concert, she created the Divertimento orchestra. The latter still exists and, at 44 years old, Zahia is now a conductor recognized worldwide.
Keywords
- Based on a True Story
- Female Filmmakers
- Music & Cinema
- Portraits of empowered women
- music
Actors
- Oulaya Amamra
- Lina El Arabi
- Niels Arestrup
- Zinedine Soualem
- Nadia Kaci
Director
- Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor and her twin sister, Fettouma, a professional cellist.
95-96, year of high school. Only 17 years old, Zahia Ziouni becomes aware that her dream of becoming a conductor and her ambition to make symphonic music accessible to all and in all territories, will go through the creation of an orchestra unique in its diversitý and composition. Helped by her twin sister Fettouma, a cellist, and while she was about to conduct her very first concert, she created the Divertimento orchestra. The latter still exists and, at 44 years old, Zahia is now a conductor recognized worldwide.