'' As I Open My Eyes '' ( ) is a 2015 French-Tunisian drama film directed by Leyla Bouzid . It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival . Baya Medhaffar stars as a teenage rock singer . The film is Bouzid 's first feature . It was selected as the Tunisian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards . However , the film was not included on the final list of submissions published by the Academy
89th Academy Awards
89th Academy Awards
As I Open My Eyes