Writer's Diary
Réalisation seif weslati
Tunisie · 2025 · 5 min 23 s · Documentary
Film soumis au OnShow International Film Festival 2026Synopsis
Writer’s Diary is a short documentary that follows the daily life of Ghada Ben Salah, a writer living in Téboursouk, Tunisia. Through her voice-over and fragments of everyday life, the film explores her personal world and the relationship between lived experience and the act of writing.
À propos du film
In Writer’s Diary, everyday life becomes a form of storytelling. In Téboursouk, the camera observes fragments of a writer’s daily life while her own voice accompanies the images. Ghada Ben Salah is both the subject of the film and the narrator of her own portrait: her words guide the viewer’s perspective and bring a personal dimension to the moments observed. Filmed with a single handheld camera, the documentary embraces a direct and realistic approach. Rather than staging a story, it captures gestures, places and ordinary moments as they unfold. The film offers an encounter between a voice, a personal experience and a filmmaker’s perspective, where everyday life itself becomes a form of narrative.
Réalisation
Seif Weslati is an independent Tunisian filmmaker, producer, cinematographer and editor based in Tunisia. His work explores human stories, everyday realities and the relationship between individuals and their surrounding environments. With a strong interest in independent cinema, he approaches filmmaking as a form of personal expression and a way to document experiences, emotions and stories that often remain outside conventional narratives. Working with limited resources and a small team, Weslati has developed a hands-on approach to filmmaking, taking part in different stages of the creative process, from cinematography and directing to editing and production. His practice is shaped by a desire to explore the visual language of cinema beyond technical and financial limitations, placing particular importance on atmosphere, composition, natural environments and authentic moments. His projects move between documentary and fiction, often drawing inspiration from the landscapes, people and social realities of his hometown, Téboursouk, Tunisia. Through an independent and experimental perspective, he seeks to create films that combine visual storytelling with a genuine interest in human experience. His filmography includes *The Last Host*, *Writer’s Diary* and other independent audiovisual projects. With each work, Seif Weslati continues to develop his cinematic language, exploring the possibilities of low-budget filmmaking while building an independent path within contemporary cinema.
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