A Little for My Heart, A Little for My God

Documents the institution of women's orchestras in the Islamic city of Oran, Algeria, focusing on the leader or "meddahat," of one such band who is unusual in that he is a male. Interviews band and audience members about their feelings about tradition, their professions, and their identities. Uses scenes of performances, a wedding, and daily life in Oran to establish a background for the interviews. Uses subtitles.