Duble Screening in the presence of the director Maryam Touzani
Aya Goes to the Beach
Aya wal bahr
Morocco 2022
Dir.: Maryam Touzani
Pro.: Nabil Ayouch
Sc.: Maryam Touzani
DP.: Amine Messadi
Ed.: Safaa Baraka, Hanane Safouh
Music: Said Radi
Festivals: Dubai, Palm Springs
Cast: Nouhaila ben Moumou, Fatima Herandi Raouya, Badia Aziz
Source: ali'n production
17 min. | Arabic | Hebrew, English subtitles
Aya is ten years old and works as a maid in a small house in Casablanca. She dreams of a different life, where she isn't locked away from the world and where she can be a child. In spite of her situation, she manages to find happiness and joy in her daily life. As the Eid feast approaches, Aya dreams of going home to her family for a celebration by the sea. When she isn't allowed to go, she seeks a way to make her dream come true with the help of her older neighbor.
Maryam Touzani's short film is screened in the festival alongside her two features in honor of her and producer Nabil Ayouch's visit.
Filmography: The Blue Caftan (2022), Adam (2019)
Adam
Morocco|France 2019
Dir.: Maryam Touzani
Pro.: Nabil Ayouch
Sc.: Maryam Touzani with the collaboration of Nabil Ayouch
DP.: Virginie Surdej
Ed.: Julie Naas
Festivals: Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam
Cast: Loubna Azabal, Nessrine Erradi, Daoua Belkhaouda
Source: Films Boutique
98 min. | Arabic| Hebrew, English subtitles
Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and homework is interrupted one day by a knock on the door. It is Samia, a young woman looking for a job and a roof over her head. The little girl is immediately taken with the newcomer but her mother initially refuses to allow a pregnant stranger into their home. Gradually, however, Alba's resolve softens and Samia's arrival begins to offer all of them the prospect of a new life.
Winner of numerous awards around the world, Adam is the intimate and confident feature debut of Maryam Touzani.
Feature Debut
The Blue Caftan, Maryam Touzani's new film, is screened in the festival’s program as well
קבלו עדכונים על סרטים, אירועים, המלצות והטבות. לנרשמים תוענק הטבת הצטרפות!
