Country:Morocco

Director:Ali Benkirane

Program:African Panorama

Summary:

Amal is a 12 year old girl who lives in the Morocco countryside. Each morning, with her young brother, she walks several kilometers to reach her school. A serious and passionate pupil, her dream is to become a doctor

Country:Morocco

Director:Ahmed El Maamouni

Summary:

This film operates on a double level: that of the visual lightness of the first level of the story, enriched by Moroccan folk music, and that of the deep graveness which runs through the narrative in half-tone. Amin, a young architect living in Paris, returns suddenly to Fes, Morocco, where his uncle is dying. He has not spoken with the man who brought him up since he left his hometown ten years earlier. His visits to the hospital revive deep wounds of his painful childhood.

Country:Morocco

Director:Ahmed Boulane

Summary:

This is a topical film that is based on actual events that occured in Casablanca, Morocco, 2003. Fourteen young musicians are accused of shaking the foundations of Islam because they play hard rock music, dress in black, and grow their hair long. The film documents their lifestyle, the manipulations of government and law enforcement, the circumstances of their arrest and the crisis for their friends and families. They are sentenced to prison for up to a year after a surrealistic trial. The civil society mobilizes to try to get the case opened.