The Third Hand
Fall Grant 2012 - Production Stage
Hicham Elladdaqi / Short Narrative / Morocco, France, Qatar / 2013 / 16 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Social Issues
Synopsis
Zineb just passed her baccalaureate. Like all the young girls in the area, she wants to study in the city. But her parents do not even have enough to pay the electricy bill.
Credits
- Director
- Hicham Elladdaqi
- Screenwriter
- Hicham Elladdaqi
- Producer
- Didier Boujard
About the Director
Hicham Elladdaqi was born in Marrakech in 1982 and studied editing at the Marrakech ESAV, the first cinema school in Morocco. His first short as director, ‘Some Feet Cannot Dance’, screened at several international film festivals. Elladdaqi has worked as an editor on various films and television programmes in Morocco. In 2011, he participated in the Méditalent screenwriting residency with 'The Third Hand'.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Tangier National Film Festival 2014, in Short Film Competition (Morocco)
AwardsWon Best Screenplay 2014, at Tangier National Film Festival (Morocco)