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Laurent Aït Benalla / Feature Documentary / Morocco, France, United Arab Emirates, Qatar / 2016 / 71 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic, French / Interests: Documentary, History, Social Issues, Youth, Immigration, Creative Documentary, Poetic Documentary

Synopsis

In a small commercial harbour in the south of France, two Moroccan sailors are watching over ferries that were abandoned by ship-owners. Young Syrians make a stopover to load their cattle, African traders prepare a convoy of second-hand vehicles. Men, machines, and animals transit through this space open onto the sea.

Credits

Director
Laurent Aït Benalla
Screenwriter
Laurent Aït Benalla
Producer
Pierre-Yves Cruaud

About the Director

Laurent Aït Benalla was born in 1976 to a Moroccan father and a French mother. At 17, he spent a year in Russia and went on to study film theory and Russian at the University of Montpellier, where he obtained a Masters degree. He started working as cameraman and sound operator, then directed several medium-length documentaries, including ‘The Girls of the Moon’ (2003), ‘Marcel Hanoun chemin faisant’ (2010), ‘English Suite’ (2011) screened on television and at festivals. ‘O My Body!’, his first feature-length film, received a grant from the Doha Film Institute.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Dubai International Film Festival 2016, Muhr Feature (WP)

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Laurent Aït Benalla

    Company: 
    HEOLFILMS
    Phone: 
    +33 411 756 295
    Email: 
    laurent@slab-net.com

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