Country: Morocco

ACHOURA

Ashura is a commemoration during Muharram (the first month in the Islamic calendar) which originally coincided with the beginning of a holy armistice. Peace also reigns at the beginning of this story. Somewhere in the Moroccan countryside, four children scare the living daylights out of each other, just for fun of course. In a house… Continue reading ACHOURA

MIRAGES

Five individuals with contrasting profiles compete for a position within “Matsuika”, a multinational corporation recently set up in Morocco. Following an interview with the CEO, they are advised to undertake a mysterious test in a secret location to determine who will hold the position. All five applicants accept and are led into a distressing bus… Continue reading MIRAGES

Jérôme Cohen-Olivar

Jérôme was born in Paris, but grew up in Marocco. He quits his economy studies at the UCLA in the USA to devote himself to his passion : movies. At the age of 22, Jérôme realizes his first short film, which is bought by Disney. Together with producer Albert Lévy he directs his first long… Continue reading Jérôme Cohen-Olivar

KANDISHA

Nyla Jayde is a Moroccan lawyer, living with her husband Mehdi. Since the violent death of her little girl, the bond between her and her husband has been broken. One morning, a stranger begs her to legally defend a certain Mona, wrongly accused of having decapitated her husband. In jail, Mona pretends to know the… Continue reading KANDISHA