Asmae el Moudir wants to know why she only has one photograph from her childhood, and why the girl in the picture isn’t even her. She decides to explore the past and its mysteries by creating a handmade replica of the Casablanca neighborhood where she grew up. There, she begins to interrogate the tales her mother, father and grandmother tell about their home and their country. Slowly, she starts to unravel the layers of deception and intentional forgetting that have shaped her life. Best Direction in the Un Certain Regard section and L'Œil d'Or winner at Cannes 2023.
Asmae El Moudir
Asmae El Moudir (1990, Salé) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and producer. She studied at La Fémis and holds an MA degree in production from the Superior Institute of Information and Communication in Rabat and a BA degree in documentary cinema from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University. Asmae has directed documentaries for SNRT, Al Jazeera Documentary, BBC, and Al Araby TV. She has won important awards and her films have been screened in festivals worldwide.
