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Oct 23, 2023 · A Moroccan filmmaker explores her family history and the 1981 Bread Riots, a massacre of protesters in Morocco. The film blends interviews and claymation to examine lies, memory and truth in the context of national history.
The Mother of All Lies ( Arabic: كذب أبيض, romanized : kadib ʿabyaḍ, lit. 'White Lies') is a 2023 Arabic-language documentary film directed, written, produced and edited by Asmae El Moudir. The film explores the director's search for truth in her family background, combining personal and national history. [3]
May 26, 2023 · Helmer Asmae El Moudir won the best director prize in Cannes' Un Certain Regard for her documentary 'The Mother of All Lies.'
Jul 26, 2023 · Winner of the Best Director prize in Cannes’ Un Certain Regard, Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir uses hand-made figurines and models to uncover layers of personal and political history. Get ...
A young filmmaker explores the secrets of her childhood in Casablanca with her family and friends. The Mother of All Lies is a 2024 documentary directed by Asmae El Moudir and Ouardia Zorkani.
'The Mother of All Lies,' Morocco’s official Oscar entry, brims with hand-crafted beauty as it reckons with memory, loss and forgiveness.
May 24, 2023 · Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir explores her childhood memories and the secrets of her family and country through a handmade diorama. She recreates her grandmother's house and the 1981 Bread Riots, where a girl named Fatima died and was erased from the official record.
