Filmography
Documentary Films
Feature Documentary
All I Wanna Do
Feature Documentary · A Teapot Production, Morocco
The summer prior to the Arab Spring, 48-year-old Simohamed works as a car guard in Casablanca — his youthful dreams long behind him. His 17-year-old son Ayoub dreams of Hollywood, but when those dreams are dashed, he turns to music. Father and son set out together through the music industry of Casablanca.
Short Documentary Series
Portrait of Khmissa
(2007) Parts 1–4 · Irene Production
The short series looks at the creations of four Moroccan women in cinema — Layla Triqui, Fatema Loukili, Farida Benlyazid, Izza Genini — as well as the unknown women who make the daily quiet inventions of life. Named after khmissa, the number five in Hebrew and Arabic, it symbolises both the feminine hand of creation and the hand of unity and protection. Shown at the 2007 Film Forum organised by the Casablanca US Consulate, projected at CasaProjecta 2008, selected for the 2009–2010 VIII Muestra de Cine Documental y Social La imagen del Sur (Spain), and featured in the “Humanity Explored” film festival by Culture Unplugged 2011.
Little Creations
Portrait of Khmissa
A young Moroccan filmmaker waits for her firstborn child as a little girl grows up under the roof of her aunt. Motivated by the question: “Why do we create and for whom?”
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Sucar & Melha
Portrait of Khmissa · Sugar and Salt
Farida Benlyazid, the first Moroccan woman to direct a feature film. A title in tribute to the Muslim and Jewish traditions alive in daily life. Shown at “Humanity Explored” film festival 2011.
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Water
Portrait of Khmissa
In Casablanca, Fatima — daughter of a Jewish mother and a Muslim father — speaks about her parents. In New York, Izza Genini, the first Moroccan woman to make a documentary, speaks about identity and love.
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Bread
Portrait of Khmissa
A rural family near Taza wakes to break the Ramadan fast as Fatema Loukili — the first female journalist on Moroccan TV — speaks about her mother, whose life inspired Fatema’s national success.
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Liquid Gold
“Liquid Gold” highlights the life-changing introduction of electricity to their Argan oil business and the spark of education.
Commissioned for Siemens Global Website
Style Booa
Chameleon Camouflage · A TeapotProduction
Featuring Hoofer from Bizz2Risk and Khalid from Haoussa, this tongue-in-cheek parody of societal hypocrisy was shown on national television and the leading Moroccan channel 2M.
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The Secret Lives of Flowers
Four teenage girls come of age in a time of global instability. The world confronts them and their hopes and dreams in a new world post the Arab Spring.
Medina
הָניִדְמHebrew · Aramaic
noun / me·di·na
1. Sovereign state, metropolis, seat of jurisdiction.
A personal documentary exploring the history of a name from North Africa, Spain and Mexico — tracing the steps of one family and a tribe.