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This tour is an ideal opportunity for the public to interact with the Moroccan director on all of his works and his artistic career, with screenings-meetings planned in the Gérard Philipe room in Rabat (June 2), the rooms of the French Institute of Kenitra (June 3) and Casablanca (June 4), as well as at the Caméra cinema in Meknes (June 6 and 7), indicates a press release from the French Institute of Morocco.
The film “Déserts” will be screened in the theaters of the French Institute of Oujda (June 1), Agadir (June 4), Marrakech (June 11 and 26), Tetouan (June 7), as well as at the Rif cinema in Tangier (June 7), specifies the same source.
Selected for the Filmmakers’ Fortnight at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, this feature film tells the story of Mehdi and Hamid, two long-time friends who work for a debt collection agency in Casablanca and who are sent to the remote villages of the great Moroccan South.
As for the film “Mille Mois”, Faouzi Bensaïdi’s first feature film, which won the “Un Certain Regard” Prize at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, it will be screened in the Gérard Philipe cinema in Rabat (June 4), the cinemas of the French Institute in Casablanca (June 6) and Marrakech (June 12 and 25), Kenitra (June 28), as well as at the Rif cinema in Tangier (June 13 and 15).
The film offers a cinematic look at a village through the eyes of a child, in a particular political and religious context.
Theatre director and actor, Faouzi Bensaïdi directed his first multi-award-winning short film, “La Falaise” in 1997. He then co-wrote “Loin” with André Téchiné. In 2000, he directed two short films: “Le Mur”, presented at the Quinzaine des Cinéastes and “Trajets”, awarded at the Venice Film Festival.
His first feature film, “Mille mois” received the “Le premier regard” and “De la jeunesse à Un Certain Regard” awards. Also, several of his films have won awards, including “WWW – What a Wonderful World” at the Venice Film Festival, “Mort à vendre” which won the Art et Essai Prize at the Berlinale, “Volubilis” (Venice Days), “Jours d’été” and “Déserts”.
A key figure in Moroccan cinema, Faouzi Bensaïdi is recognized for the aesthetic commitment of his cinema, the power of his staging and his films with marked influences. An internationally awarded artist, he was recently honored with the Golden Star at the Marrakech International Film Festival for his 25-year career.
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