The films in this shorts segment are not made for children and families, necessarily, as many of the films tackle difficult subjects, like war, classism, and violence. Instead, these films speak to one another because they each explore various experiences of childhood and/or depict the complexity of families and family dynamics. Telling the stories of children during stressful and joyful moments and considering various configurations of family relationships, the films in this series expose cruelty and locate delight in the stories they tell.
In Casablanca, teenagers desire each other, but adults and children oversee. A fight creates a diversion.
Festivals and Awards
CineMed, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, France, 2019
About the filmmaker
Ilias El Faris was born in Agadir in 1990, and he now lives in Paris. He returned with a Super 8 camera to Taghazout, Morocco, to shoot his first short film Azayz, which selected in various festivals (EMAF, Coté court, Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tous-courts, Maghreb des films, MedFilmFest di Roma) and awarded by the International Jury Prize at Doclisboa 2016. His second short film Roujoula was shot in Casablanca in May 2017, and it was selected in Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. It was awarded by the Grand Prix at Cinémed Montpellier and by the Jury Award and the Best Screenplay Award in Tanger National Film Festival. In 2019, he made Aïn Diab, selected at Côté Court Film Festival, and Sukar, produced by Barney Production and selected at Cinemed.
- Year2019
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryMorocco, France
- DirectorIlias Dupuis El Faris
- ScreenwriterIlias Dupuis El Faris
- ProducerSäid Hamich, Sophie Penson
- CastNisrine Benchara, Walid Weld Nass, Shakib Ben Omar, Mustapha Bamad, Yassine Would Zineb
- CinematographerRobin Fresson
- EditorLéo Richard
The films in this shorts segment are not made for children and families, necessarily, as many of the films tackle difficult subjects, like war, classism, and violence. Instead, these films speak to one another because they each explore various experiences of childhood and/or depict the complexity of families and family dynamics. Telling the stories of children during stressful and joyful moments and considering various configurations of family relationships, the films in this series expose cruelty and locate delight in the stories they tell.
In Casablanca, teenagers desire each other, but adults and children oversee. A fight creates a diversion.
Festivals and Awards
CineMed, Montpellier Mediterranean Film Festival, France, 2019
About the filmmaker
Ilias El Faris was born in Agadir in 1990, and he now lives in Paris. He returned with a Super 8 camera to Taghazout, Morocco, to shoot his first short film Azayz, which selected in various festivals (EMAF, Coté court, Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tous-courts, Maghreb des films, MedFilmFest di Roma) and awarded by the International Jury Prize at Doclisboa 2016. His second short film Roujoula was shot in Casablanca in May 2017, and it was selected in Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival. It was awarded by the Grand Prix at Cinémed Montpellier and by the Jury Award and the Best Screenplay Award in Tanger National Film Festival. In 2019, he made Aïn Diab, selected at Côté Court Film Festival, and Sukar, produced by Barney Production and selected at Cinemed.
- Year2019
- Runtime10 minutes
- LanguageArabic
- CountryMorocco, France
- DirectorIlias Dupuis El Faris
- ScreenwriterIlias Dupuis El Faris
- ProducerSäid Hamich, Sophie Penson
- CastNisrine Benchara, Walid Weld Nass, Shakib Ben Omar, Mustapha Bamad, Yassine Would Zineb
- CinematographerRobin Fresson
- EditorLéo Richard