Amussu

Imider, Southeastern Morocco. A rapacious silver mine has siphoned water from local aquifers for decades, drying out the almond groves belonging to an Amazigh community.

Fearing their fragile oasis might disappear and their livelihoods destroyed, the villagers peacefully rebelled in 2011 and shut down a major water pipeline heading towards the mine.

Eight years later, they continue to resist in a protest camp with the little means they have — songs, weekly assemblies, a flimsy camera, a film festival and endless ingenuity.

About the event

This film is the first half of a two-part event, the second of which is Look! I left some seeds in your pocket (7 - 8:30pm) in Common Ground. Your ticket will grant you access to both parts of the event, as well as the sharing of Moroccan food between 6:45 – 7:15pm in Common Ground.

This screening is presented in collaboration with Take One Action Film Festivals through their community film clubs initiative.

Tickets

This event is raising funds for Dar Si Hmad, an organisation in south west Morocco which supports sustainable livelihoods and agroecological training for local communities to learn and prosper. Their seed library, Tin’Amoud, is the first seed library of the region, a space for safeguarding local heirlooms and perpetuating the tradition of bartering and sharing unique seeds adapted to dry and semi-dry local conditions. Please donate as much as you are able.

Tickets are on a sliding scale, and free for refugees, asylum seekers and forced migrants from any country. If this is you, please email glasgowseedlibrary@cca-glasgow.com to book a free Solidarity Ticket. You do not need to tell us your circumstances.

About the filmmaker

Nadir Bouhmouch is a storyteller, researcher and cultural worker based in Marrakech. He creates poetic political cinema, photo essays, articles and short stories. The focus of his work is cultural decolonisation, agriculture, ecological struggles and land rights amongst Amazigh communities. Nadir is co-founder of AWAL, an art and research programme which trains researchers and artists to document disappearing oral traditions in Moroccan rural areas.

Accessibility

The CCA cinema is a wheelchair accessible space. The film will be fully captioned with descriptive subtitles. The full event will include a comfort break with vegetarian and vegan snacks, served in the courtyard space (not the cinema). Please email glasgowseedlibrary@cca-glasgow.com with any questions or access requests.