Lakhdar-Hamina's first films explore issues of national identity and the search for the Self in the context of postcolonial emancipation.
lˈækhdɑːɹhˈæmɪnəz fˈɜːst fˈɪlmz ɛksplˈoːɹ ˈɪʃuːz ʌv nˈæʃənəl aɪdˈɛntᵻɾi ænd ðə sˈɜːtʃ fɚðə sˈɛlf ɪnðə kˈɑːntɛkst ʌv pˌoʊstkəlˈoʊnɪəl ɪmˌænsɪpˈeɪʃən.