Zineb SediraDreams Have No Titles, 2022
The film ‘Dreams Have No Titles’ by Zineb Sedira was first presented as part of an immersive installation at the French Pavilion during the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022. Blending autobiography, fiction, and documentary, the film revisits a radical moment in the cultural and political history of the 1960s and 1970s, focusing on transnational cinematic collaborations between Algeria, France, and Italy. It pays homage to activist filmmaking and its role in postcolonial movements, particularly the way cinema functioned as a form of resistance and emancipation.
Deeply rooted in Sedira’s personal history—her family's emigration from Algeria to France, her upbringing in Paris, and her later move to London—the film addresses broader themes such as colonial legacy, migration, integration, and globalisation. Through voiceover and reenactment, Sedira constructs a narrative that challenges fixed notions of national identity and calls for more inclusive, decolonised representations of history.
