WoFF Glasgow Camera / Woman & On the Edge: A tribute to Moroccan cinema

Camera / Woman

Written & Directed by Karima Zoubir, Morocco, 2012, 60m
Competition | Female Perspective

With enthusiastic musicians and ornate wedding parties setting the stage, we meet Khadija, a Moroccan divorcee who works as a camerawoman at weddings in Casablanca. Together with her best friend Bouchra, also a divorcee, Khadija talks candidly about the issues they face and the competing forces at play in the lives of women in Morocco and beyond.

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On The Edge

Written & Directed by Omar Mouldouira, Morocco, 2012, 30m

In Boujaad, a Moroccan town where ancient myths and legends are rife, seven-year-old Karim, the only son of his modest parents, struggles with his childhood fears and his urgent desire to be a man.

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Screening in collaboration with Africa in Motion Film Festival