20TH edition NOVEMBER 24 TO DECEMBER 2, 2023
20th edition
November 24 to December 2, 2023
Asmae El Moudir was born in Salé, Morocco, in 1990. A film director, screenwriter, and producer, she studied at La Fémis in Paris, holds a master's degree in production from the Superior Institute of Information and Communication in Rabat and a bachelor's degree in documentary cinema from the Abdelmalek Essaâdi University in Tetouan, and is a graduate of the Moroccan Film Academy in film studies (ISCA). She has directed documentaries for SNRT, Al Jazeera Documentary, BBC, and Al Araby TV. After making a number of short films, she directed The Postcard (2020), which was selected for the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam and the Marrakech International Film Festival, and then The Mother of All Lies (2023), which won the Directing Prize in Un Certain Regard section of the Festival de Cannes.
A young Moroccan woman’s search for truth is entangled in the web of lies of her family history. As a daughter and filmmaker, Asmae El Moudir fuses personal and national history as she reflects on the 1981 Bread Riots and draws connections to contemporary Morocco.
Director Asmae El Moudir
Producer Asmae El Moudir
Screenwriter Asmae El Moudir
Cinematographer Hatem Nechi
Editor Asmae El Moudir
Sound Abdelaziz Glassine, Michael Fawzy
Music Nass El Ghiwane
Colour Colour
Supported by 
Production Company Insightfilms, Fig Leaf Studio
International Sales Company Autlook Filmsales
Distributor SCNA (Société Cinématographique Nord Africaine), Cinémathèque de Tanger
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.
Founded by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in July 2002, the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation is a non-profit organization of public interest.
Presided over by His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, the Foundation has as its primary objective the organisation of the Marrakech International Film Festival and any related events, all of which aim to encourage the creation, promotion, and distribution of works of cinema throughout the Kingdom of Morocco and around the globe.