As I Open My Eyes depicts the clash between culture and family as seen through the eyes of 18-year-old Farah. She must balance the expectations of her parents—including the fact that they want her to be a doctor—with her creative life as the singer in a politically charged rock band. Director Leyla Bouzid’s award-winning feature debut, set in 2010 at the dawn of the Arab Spring in Tunisia, offers a nuanced portrait of a changing world through its implications for one very talented young woman.