The best of films from MOROCCO from around the world today.

AUDIENCE AWARDS:
Best Short Film: DONKEY SKIN
Best Visual Design: UnBeing: ceci n’est pas une fiction
Best Direction: This Feeling
Best Micro-Short Film: Investigation

DONKEY SKIN, 16min., Morocco
Directed by Taha Aziz
In the aftermath of a devastating earthquake, 16-year-old Ilyas, a determined young boy from a rural Amazigh village, embarks on a perilous journey to find medicine for his ailing mother. With nothing but his donkey as his companion, his path crosses that of Abla, a privileged young woman from the elite, French-speaking class of Marrakech whose car breaks down in the desolate desert. Stranded in the middle of nowhere, they are forced to rely on each other, bridging not just a language barrier but deep-rooted class divides.

https://www.instagram.com/donkeyskinfilm

UnBeing: ceci n’est pas une fiction, 13min., Morocco
Directed by Sami Nait Bachir
A young man undergoes a lobotomy. As anesthesia takes hold, reality fractures into hallucinations exposing an intimate struggle between institutional control and the inner identity.

https://www.instagram.com/el.magnifico.sami

This Feeling, 3min., Morocco
Directed by Hassan Ijmouan
This film explores the profound concepts of connection and disconnection. It reflects on how, as individuals, we’ve become disconnected from the natural world and our origins. We often forget where we came from and the essential bond we once had with nature.

https://www.instagram.com/moe_hassan6

INVESTIGATION, 4min., Morocco
Directed by Chiguer Marwan
When a stray cat and a grumpy dog stumble upon a chicken leg in the alley, they assume the worst — a murder. Teaming up with two conspiracy-loving pigeons, they launch a clumsy but determined investigation. As they follow the breadcrumbs (literally), interrogate the neighborhood pets, and piece together clues, their wild imagination leads them into a spiraling noir adventure.