Samy Benammar is a Montreal-based artist and film critic. His work as a writer and filmmaker has developed as a form of experimentation around socio-political issues inherited from his Algerian and working-class origins. His films include Adieu Ugarit (2024), Avant Seriana (2024), kaua'i'o'o (2023), and peugeot pulmonaire (2021). They have been shown in festivals such as Prismatic Groung, BFI London festival, RIDM and are distributed by Winnipeg Film Group, Vidéographe and CFMDC. His writings can be read in magazines such as Hors Champs, 24 images and Panorama cinéma. He is also conducting a PhD in research and creation focusing on the Wilaya of Batna, Algeria, and colonial photography.
He listens to the bleating of the goat. No matter how domesticated, they remain unpredictable, and resist docility.