Female ways of seeing are central to stretching ideas of resistance, not only in the context of specific historical events but also in contexts which allow us to cross through time and space. This plenary session brings together two remarkable feminist films from North Africa in discussion with historians specialising in Algerian and resistance studies. In their two short films, Sarah El-Hamed and Nadja Makhlouf explore the role of women in the Algerian War of Liberation 1954-62. They encapsulate feminist ways of seeing, asking us to reflect upon women’s resistance in the face of colonial and post-colonial oppression. The theme of decolonial feminism, and questions of memory, transmission and repair through visual practices, are also central to their works. Historian of modern Algeria Martin Evans brings this into the context of Algerian female resistance, and historian Christopher Warne, who directs the Archive of Resistance Testimony at the University of Sussex, invites us to reflect on just how impactful these new female forms and voices of resistance can be.