Specialised in art and culture videography and photography
Selected works
Broustin
As part of our first collaboration with Brussel based collective Gilbard.e.s, we followed them on the participative phase of their Broustin project up to the inauguration.
Directing, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2024
Cirque fel weha
El Warcha in collaboration with Collectif ETC worked during a week to create the scenography of this show with youth from Nefta. Building, light and graphic/textile workshops allowed us to make this circus with the inhabitants.
Directing, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2024
Cirque foug el mé
For El Warcha’s third floating structure, they decided to build a floating circus. They also worked from march to october 2023 with neighbourhood teenagers to teach them circus practices and to involve them in the project, behind and on stage. We followed the team during the last three weeks leading up to this very special event.
Directing, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2023
Je bois le désordre du monde
A selection of photographies taken for Kadist’s “Je bois le désordre du monde” event. Curated by Camille Lévy Sarfati and organised at the El Warcha space in Tunis.
2023
Lines scenography
A selection of photographies of Thomas Egoumenides’ scenography for the show “Lines” by Andrew Graham, created for the Dream City festival in Tunis. The seats are made of second hand clothes and discarded water bottles.
2023
CafeRéno
A selection of photographies taken La Pile City Mine(d)’s CaféReno event. The project revolved around sensitising inhabitants of north Brussels to the advantages of renovation. To illustrate this, artist and maker Daniel Parnitzke built a rocket stove waffle maker from materiel found in the street.
2023
El Warcha at Theater der welt
El Warcha was invited to be part of the 2023 edition of the Theater der welt festival in Frankfurt. As part of our long term collaboration with the El Warcha collective, we made a making of video as well as following the residency with photos.
Directing, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Music : Hmenou
2023
Fares Thabet for Art Basel
A continued collaboration with Tunisian artist Fares Thabet and Selma Feriani Gallery. This is a promotion video and series of pictures for his participation to well known art fair Art Basel in 2023.
Directing, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2023
Magical chairs
A stop motion video and photographies to promote El Warcha’s latest conceptions.
Concept, framing, editing : Pragma Studio
2023
Dupleix-Saint Denis la royale
Dupleix-Saint Denis la royale is a airbnb/gallery concept located in Saint-Denis and dedicated to women artists. Pragma Studio directed a series of portraits of artists participating in the project.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
To see more videos : Dupleix-Saint Denis la royale Playlist
2023
Playback session
A selection of photographies taken during the Playback session in Café des Minimes. Playback is an event showcasing baby drags and giving them an opportunity to test their show in front of a public.
2023
La Thébaïde
La Thébaïde is a collection of poems written by Naomi Nantois Meadows and illustrated by Marie Eyries, self-published in 2022.
This video shows a selection of poems read and animated illustrations from the book.
Animations : Rima Khraief
Voice : Naomi Nantois Meadows
Recording and editing : Pragma Studio
2022
El Haouaria
A video co-directed by Aurélie Machghoul and Nao Maltese, made in the frame of the Caravanes de la francophonie.
Framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2022
What the hell is El Warcha ?!
A feature length video portrait of the Tunisian collective El Warcha, from its creation in 2016 up to its participation at Documenta fifteen in 2022.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
To see more videos : What the hell is El Warcha Playlist
2022
Photos for the Selma Feriani Gallery
A selection of photographies taken for catalogues of the Selma Feriani Gallery in Tunis, Tunisia.
2022
Dominique Malaquais
This was an un-released interview of Dominique Malaquais directed for the making of the Kinshasa Chroniques exhibition.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
Filmed in 2018, released in 2022
Benjemy live
Benjemy is a Tunisian artist with whom we have been collaborating on different occasions to film his live performances.
Framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Lighting design : Bastien Lagier
Live video : Rima Khraief
2022
Métamorphose #2 behind the scene
A selection of behind the scenes pictures taken during Essia Jaïbi's production of Métamorphose #2, a digital performance.
2022
Fares Thabet
A selection of pictures taken at Fares Thabet’s studio.
2022
El Warcha
As part of the El Warcha collective, we have produced a number of videos since 2016.
Here is a selection of our work.
For more videos : El Warcha playlist
El Warcha foot’oshoot
In collaboration with El Warcha, to introduce the team and their latest collection.
2021
Ftartchi?
Ftartchi is a catering service that proposed a different economic model. This is a video introducing this project.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2021
Contre musée des libertés individuelles
The Counter museum for individual liberties unites a collective of citizen-artists from different domains to question the idea of the museum.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2021
Seen/Unseen exhibition tour
Video tour of the collective exhibition Seen/Unseen at the B7L9 Art Station in Tunis.
Conception, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2021
Culture Solidaire exhibition tour
During the covid 19 pandemic, Kamel Laazar Foundation decided to finance the work of more than 20 Tunisian artists. This is a video tour of the exhibition.
Conception, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2021
States of exception exhibition tour
Video tour of the States of exception solo exhibition by Thameur Mejri at the B7L9 Art Station in Tunis.
Conception, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2021
La culture aujourd’hui
A series of interview and different topics for the B7L9 Art Station in Tunis
Directed by : Hatem Bourial
Framing and editing : Pragma Studio
To see more videos : La culture aujourd'hui playlist
2020
L’Art Rue
From 2015 to 2021, Pragma Studio has closely collaborated with art organisation L’Art Rue to produce their videos.
Artist portraits, teasers, live performances …
To see more videos : L'Art Rue playlist
Crossover re-written
Originally produced and shown at the Dream City festival in 2019, Crossover was re-written for a digital version of the performance for L’Art Rue.
Staging : Ben Fury and Nao Maltese
Framing : Pragma Studio and Farouk Laaridh
Editing : Pragma Studio
2020
Silenzio
Artist Alia Sellami invited anyone who wanted to propose a video on her soundtrack "Silenzio" for the exhibition Culture Solidaire.
Concept, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Animations : Rima Khraief
2020
Rascal product video
Rascal was Thomas Egoumenides’ art residency produced by L’Art Rue. It develops around themes of up-cycling, circular economy and re-evaluating waste material.
Concept : Thomas Egoumenides and Nao Maltese
Framing and Editing : Pragma Studio
Music : Juice
2020
Flayou pack shot
Flayou is a colourful and playful design studio based in Tunis. We have been collaborating together since it was founded in 2018, this is an example of pack shot pictures we took for one of their projects.
2020
Lamp&Rage
Lamp&Rage is a lighting design studio based in Tunis. We have been collaborating together since it was founded in 2017, capturing the light design on its different project.
These are a selection of photographies.
2017 - 2020
El Miad tutorial
El Miad is an urban tool, a parlement that enables to organise debates in the public space. Made by the Blech Anwen collective and produced during Dream City 2019. This tutorial is destined to anyone or any type of institution that wished to use El Miad.
Concept, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Music : Ghoula
2020
Dans les branches, une cabane habitée
In the frame of the "Petite architecture" program of the la Cité de l'architecture & du patrimoine, Dans les branches une cabane habitée is conceived by mICHELE&mIQUEL, curated by Fiona Meadows and took place at the Maif Social Club in Paris.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2019
Current water
Current Water is a solo exhibition by Ferielle Zouari, produced by La Boite in Tunis.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2019
El Msabb
For the 2019 edition of the Dream City festival in Tunis, we were invited by artist Atef Maatallah to collaborate on his installation. This is an experimental documentary video to follow the process of transforming an unofficial dump into a public square for the neighbourhood.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2019
Dream City
Dream City is a biennal festival that takes place in the medina of Tunis and is organised by L’Art Rue.
Pragma Studio was in charge of all of the festival’s videos for communication and archiving, before, during.
Artist portraits, teasers, live performances …
2015 - 2017 - 2019
To see more videos : Dream City playlist
Amir ElSaffar art residency
These are a selection of photographies taken during Amir ElSaffar’s residency in southern Tunisia.
2019
The very first time
The very first collaboration project of Bastien Lagier and Nao Maltese.
Dance : Tierno Lamyne Meadows
Framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Lighting design : Bastien Lagier
2019
Exhibition opening at Ghaya Gallery
These are a selection of photographies taken during a collective exhibition opening at Ghaya Gallery in Tunis.
2019
El Kazma
Video tour of the El Kazma exhibition as part of the Gabes Cinema Fen film festival organised by La Boite.
Concept, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2019
Vice France
During 2017 and 2018, we had the opportunity to collaborate with Vice France journalists on several published articles. These are selected photographies.
2017-2018
El Warcha at Chale Wote
El Warcha is a collaborative design studio engaging local inhabitants in designing and building art installations and furniture in public spaces. We were invited to take part in the 2018 edition of the Chale Wote festival in Accra, Ghana.
Concept, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
2018
Khalli’Trace
Khalli’Trace was the first ever rap-tour in Tunisia, organised by Debo and produced by the French Institute of Tunis. In every city we stayed in there was a public space screening, parkour event, street art performance, live mic and live show.
Pragma Studio followed this two-week long journey around Tunisia, filming and editing videos on the go.
To see more videos : Khalli'Trace playlist
2018
Dragons
Dragons is a project by Theatre Senza produced by the Rosa Luxembourg Foundation. It questions the idea of fear in different cities in Europe and the MENA region.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2017
Liaisons Urbaines
Liaisons Urbaines is a project in partnership between the Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine and the French institute of Tunis.
Directing, framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2017
Holma
Pictures taken for the life & lifestyle magazine Holma. The magazine focuses on Tunisia and is a mix of food, style, people and places.
2017
Melan Melo
Pragma Studio collaborated with musician Melan Melo to create music videos for his eponymous album. The concept focused on urban trajectories around Tunis and its suburbs, each song belonging to a neighbourhood.
Concept, framing and editing : Pragma Studio
To see more videos : Melan Melo playlist
2017
Voyageur
Experimental short film written by Nao Maltese.
Framing and editing : Pragma Studio
Performer : Sofiane Ouissi
Voices : Nao Maltese, Farouk, Ronja Schistek
2017
Une nouvelle aube
Une nouvelle aube was the first exhibition in Tunis or Tunisia to highlight the art produced during the Bey era of the 19th century.
Directing : Gianluca Fratantonio
Framing, editing, translation and subtitles : Pragma Studio
2016