Walls and People
Spring Grant 2012 - Production Stage
Dalila Ennadre / Feature Documentary / Morocco, Algeria, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar / 2012 / 81 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Women, Documentary, Youth, Immigration, Identity
Synopsis
This film is a cry from the heart of the Medina of Casablanca for its inhabitants and their memory but, above all, for a more humanitarian world. At night, the Medina is embodied by the figure of a draped woman who rides through the alleys. Her mysterious voice comes out of the silence, speaking to the world she once welcomed with open arms; a world which has betrayed her through a stifling economic environment. Her testimony and that of its inhabitants will feed the narrative structure of the film in a poetic way, mixing magic and reality.
Credits
- Director
- Dalila Ennadre
- Screenwriter
- Dalila Ennadre
- Producer
- Khalid Djilali, Jose Reynes
About the Director
Dalila Ennadre was born in Casablanca in 1966. After growing up in Paris, she lived in Guyana, Germany, Morocco and Canada. In Montreal, she directed her first documentary film, ‘By the Grace of Allah’ (1987). Upon returning to Paris in 1996, she directed several documentary films, which received awards from various international film festivals.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Dubai International Film Festival 2013, in Muhr Arab Documentary Category (UAE)