Balcon Atlantico by Chrif Tribak and Hicham Falah. Morocco/France, 2004, 20 min, 35 mm US première

A poetic elegy of the everyday, Balcon Atlantico films the boardwalk overlooking the Atlantic ocean in a small Moroccan seaport where people come to meet, dream, court, reflect, unburden themselves from worries of life, and bid farewell. From sunrise to sunset, the camera captures bits of conversations and confessions released into the open horizon and the myriad ways people say "I love you," "it's getting late," and "see you tomorrow." In Arabic with English subtitles.

Shorts 1: Of Love, Belonging and Endings
Q & A with Hicham Falah and Chrif Tribak

Sun, Nov 6, 5:30
Mon, Nov 7, 1:00

Cast and Crew:

Cast: Messhoud Bousshine, Afaf Chayab, Amal Al Atrache, Houda Rihani, Bouchra Ahrich, Youssef el-Joundi, and Bouchra Ijork.
Writers: Hicham Falah and Chrif Tribak
Producer: Mohamed Labadaoui, Nazwa Films, Tangiers, Morocco
Cinematographer: Pierre Hémon
Editor: Norredine Boukhari
Music: Eric Lesachet

Filmmakers Bio:

Hicham Falah completed his studies at Louis Lumière School in Paris. He directed his first short film in 1997, titled L’Attention. He currently works as a cameraman and documentary filmmaker for different French television channels.

Mohamed Chrif Tribak studied at FEMIS in Paris and later on went on to direct a short film Nassima (1998). He has since been directing films for the Moroccan television channel 2M.

Festivals/ Awards:

  • Seventh National Film Festival, Oujda, Morocco: Best direction for a short film and the Moroccan Critics Association Prize, 2003
  • Ciné Agadir, 2003
  • Mediterranean Film Festival, Montpellier, 2003
  • Amiens Film Festival, 2003
  • Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival, 2004

Print Source:

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