Aya Goes to the Beach + Adam

Duble Screening of films by the director Maryam Touzani

Aya Goes to the Beach

Aya wal bahr

Morocco 2022

Dir.: Maryam Touzani

Pro.: Nabil Ayouch

Sc.: Maryam Touzani

DP.: Amine Messadi

Ed.: Safaa Baraka, Hanane Safouh

Music: Said Radi

Festivals: Dubai, Palm Springs

Cast: Nouhaila ben Moumou, Fatima Herandi Raouya, Badia Aziz

Source: ali'n production

17 min. | Arabic | Hebrew, English subtitles

Aya is ten years old and works as a maid in a small house in Casablanca. She dreams of a different life, where she isn't locked away from the world and where she can be a child. In spite of her situation, she manages to find happiness and joy in her daily life. As the Eid feast approaches, Aya dreams of going home to her family for a celebration by the sea. When she isn't allowed to go, she seeks a way to make her dream come true with the help of her older neighbor.

Maryam Touzani's short film is screened in the festival alongside her two features in honor of her and producer Nabil Ayouch's visit.

Filmography: The Blue Caftan (2022), Adam (2019)

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Adam

Morocco|France 2019

Dir.: Maryam Touzani

Pro.: Nabil Ayouch

Sc.: Maryam Touzani with the collaboration of Nabil Ayouch

DP.: Virginie Surdej

Ed.: Julie Naas

Festivals: Cannes, Toronto, Rotterdam

Cast: Loubna Azabal, Nessrine Erradi, Daoua Belkhaouda

Source: Films Boutique

98 min. | Arabic| Hebrew, English subtitles

Abla runs a modest local bakery from her home in Casablanca where she lives alone with her 8-year-old daughter Warda. Their routine of housework and homework is interrupted one day by a knock on the door. It is Samia, a young woman looking for a job and a roof over her head. The little girl is immediately taken with the newcomer but her mother initially refuses to allow a pregnant stranger into their home. Gradually, however, Alba's resolve softens and Samia's arrival begins to offer all of them the prospect of a new life.

Winner of numerous awards around the world, Adam is the intimate and confident feature debut of Maryam Touzani.

Feature Debut

The Blue Caftan, Maryam Touzani's new film, is screened in the festival’s program as well

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