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Casa by Ali Benkirane. Morocco, 2006, 18 min, Digibeta, NY Premiere
Determined to find work in Casablanca, young Said leaves his remote village with his mandolin and a photo of his mother. The road to the city takes him from the wide-open skies to Casablanca, teeming with life and energy. Will Casa swallow him up, or will he fight his way through?
Followed by: Falafel, by Michel Kammoun. Lebanon/France, 2006, 83 min, 35mm
Sun, Nov 11, 2:00 P.M.
Wed, Nov 14, 2:00 P.M. Q&A with director Ali Benkirane
This screening is sponsored by:
Filmmaker's Biography
Ali Benkirane was born in 1975 and lives in Casablanca. He graduated from ESRA film school in Paris, then started his career in film editing. In 2004, he wrote and directed the short Amal, about a young Moroccan girl eager to learn at school in order to become a doctor, but whose parents don’t agree with her ambition. The film won many prizes in French and international festivals, including Clermont-Ferrand, Aix-en-Provence, Montreal, Rotterdam, Dubai and San Francisco.
Festivals and Awards
- Silhouette Festival, Paris, 2007
- French National Center of Cinematography (CNC), Quality Prize, 2007
- Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, 2007
- International Festival of Audiovisual Programs (FIPA), Biarritz, 2007
- Festival International Cinéma Méditerranéen (Cinemed), Montpellier, 2006
- Festival Tous Courts, Aix-en-Provence, 2006
- Biennale des Cinemas Arabes, Paris, 2006
- Festival du Film Arabe, Fameck, 2006
- São Paulo International Film Festival, 2007
- Haydenfilms Online Film Festival, 2007
- Calabria Film Festival, 2007
- Arab Film Festival, Brussels, 2007
- Venice Film Festival, 2007
- Arab Film Festival, Rotterdam, 2007
- African, Asian and Latin American Film Festival, Milan, 2007
- Middle East International Film Festival, Abu Dhabi, 2007
- International Film Festival Rotterdam, 2007
- Leeds International Film Festival, 2006
- Dubai International Film Festival, 2006
- Arab Film Festival, San Francisco, 2007
- Short Mediterranean Film Festival of Tangier, 2006
Credits
Cast: Younes Ouzal
Writer: Ali Benkirane
Producers: Pablo Mehler, Guillaume Benski
Cinematographer: Elin Kirschfink
Editor: Vincent Vierron
Sound: Guillaume Lebraz
Music: Cedric Santens
Print Source
Anne-Lise Rivoire
Divine Productions
77, rue du Faubourg, Saint-Denis
75010 Paris
France
Tel: +33 1 53 34 95 95
Fax: +33 1 53 34 69 11
Email: al.rivoire@divineproductions.fr
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