Before the Dying of the Light
Spring Grant 2013 - Production Stage
Abdelali Essafi / Feature Documentary / Morocco, Qatar / 2014 / 75 min / Colour and B&W / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Based on a True Story, Violence
Synopsis
The seventies were the last Moroccan period in which struggles and dreams for change were a reality. Also known as “Years of Lead” due to the violent repression that came along, this was the most important artistic and cultural period which shaped the first generation of Moroccan post-colonial artists. Through a socio-political approach “Before the Dying of the Light” exhumes archives of great creativity, this atmosphere of revolt had succeeded in setting free and which had long been censored or marginalized.
Credits
- Director
- Ali Essafi
- Screenwriter
- Ali Essafi
- Producer
- Ali Essafi
About the Director
Born in Morocco, Ali Essafi pursued a documentary filmmaking career after studying psychology in France. His works as a director include "General, Here We Are", "The Silence of the Beet Fields", "Ouarzazate Movie" and "Shikhat’s Blues" which have been widely screened in international film circuits. After returning to Morocco, he embarked on a lengthy research on North-African film & visual archives leading to installations and new films as “Crossing the Seventh Gate” which premiered at the Berlinale, Forum, in 2017 as well as “Before the Dying of the Light” in 2020.
Awards and Festival History
Awards
Best Documentary, Tangier FF 2020 (WP)
Contacts
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Main Contact
Ali Essafi
- Company:
- Cinemaat Production
- Phone:
- +212600598751
- Email:
- a.essafi@gmail.com
-
Main Contact
Abdelali Essafi
- Company:
- Cinemaat Production
- Phone:
- +212600598751
- Email:
- a.essafi@gmail.com