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MOROCCO, THE WISE LAND OF FILMS

FRENCH VERSION

Morocco, November 2024 : alongside the 12th Zagora International Documentary Film Festival, where he was invited to present his competition entry 'Great Lakes' (https://youtu.be/Q5hn8_ju03A - https://filmfreeway. com/JORDANDIOWGREATLAKES), the author filmed and photographed the Drâa Valley, the longest Moroccan river bordering the Sahara Desert on the way to the Atlantic, where the population and pre-Saharan culture combine with the major film industry to forge the beauty of the land of the Berbers, the “free men”, with the help of the dromedary, “vessel of the desert”, and the Oasis goat, source of milk, meat and leather.

المغرب، بلد السينما، على هامش الدورة الثانية عشرة لمهرجان زاكورة الدولي للفيلم الوثائقي
المغرب، نوفمبر 2024: على هامش الدورة الثانية عشرة لمهرجان زاكورة الدولي للفيلم الوثائقي الدولي، حيث دُعي لتقديم فيلمه ”البحيرات الكبرى“ في المسابقة، قام المؤلف بتصوير وتصوير وادي درعة، أطول نهر مغربي يجري بمحاذاة الصحراء الكبرى باتجاه المحيط الأطلسي, حيث يجتمع السكان وثقافة ما قبل الصحراء مع صناعة السينما الكبرى لصياغة جمال أرض البربر، ”الرجال الأحرار“، بمساعدة الجمل العربي، ”وعاء الصحراء“، وماعز الواحات مصدر الحليب واللحم والجلد.

Film & sound : Jordan Diow
Pictures : Jordan Diow
Postproduction : Jordan Diow
Interview : Tlaglou Alikhbarya
Narrator : Pascal Duthuin
Art direction : Pascal Duthuin
Production : 16/9 Productions

© SCAM Paris, Pascal Duthuin JORDAN DIOW
© ADAGP Paris, Pascal Duthuin JORDAN DIOW

IMDB : tt35670560
CNC : 'General public' operating visa no. 164910
ISAN : 0000-0007-63C1-0000-W-0000-0000-F

YouTube : https://youtu.be/eUVHvwWHTyU

Acknowledgements :

The Zagora international documentary film festival
Auguste and Louis Lumière
Domitilla Ruffo di Calabria
Hicham Bahfid
Aziza Essalek
Dheeraj Akolkar
Federico Cortese
Hatim Abdelghafour
Christina Sassayannis
Domenico Maddaloni
Mohamed Ghoriani
Mustapha Lahnine
Safae Lamhaouas
Nicolas Grassler
Giulia Tortorici
Najwa Elfaidi
Driss Roukhe
Sophie Hill
Sjur Larsen
Ingo Arnason
Kevin Phillips
Ismail Eljallali
Yassine Ait Fkir
Francesco Cordio
Driss Idrissi Fazazi
Khalid Elmargaoui
Malika Maalainine
M'Hammed Lamrani Alaoui
Zineb Chafchaouni Moussaoui
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Idemania
The southern caravan
Morocco Meander
Hôtel Tinsouline
Zagora Tuareg store
Zaouïa Naciria, Tamegroute
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Zagora International Arab-African Documentary Film Festival
Zagora International Arab African Documentary Film Festival
Zagora International Film Festival

  • JORDAN DIOW
    Director
  • Pascal Duthuin
    Writer
  • JORDAN DIOW
    Producer
  • Kevin Phillips
    Key Cast
    "A spectator"
  • Sophie Hill
    Key Cast
    "A spectator"
  • Hatim Abdelghafour
    Key Cast
    "The presenter"
  • Pascal Duthuin
    Key Cast
    "The narrator"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    MAROC, LE PAYS SAGE DES FILMS
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media, Other
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    February 10, 2025
  • Country of Origin:
    France
  • Country of Filming:
    Morocco
  • Language:
    French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital 4K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓-𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐅𝐈𝐋𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 𝐇𝐎𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐋𝐈𝐅𝐓-𝐎𝐅𝐅 𝐆𝐋𝐎𝐁𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊
    London
    United Kingdom
    April 7, 2025
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • EGYPTIAN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL
    New-York
    October 31, 2025
    North-American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • FILMS THAT MOVE
    Kingston
    December 7, 2025
    Caribbean Premiere
    Honorable Mention
  • International Folklore Film Festival (IFFF)
    Thrissur (Kerala)
    January 15, 2026
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • International Short Film Festival "NUIT TROP COURTE"
    Grenoble
    France
    January 28, 2026
    French Premiere
    Official Selection
  • RAZHDAVITSA FILM FEST
    Kyustendil
    Bulgaria
    June 30, 2026
    Bulgarian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival International de Films "ALLONS AU CINÉMA" (FIFAC)
    Bissau
    Guinea-Bissau
    May 17, 2026
    Guinean Premiere
    Official Selection
  • MIDELT INTERNATIONAL FILM AND HERITAGE FESTIVAL
    Midelt
    Morocco
    September 20, 2026
    Official Selection
  • INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF DIGITAL CINEMA AND SHORT FILM
    Tangier
    Morocco
    June 30, 2026
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Jordan Diow
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director - JORDAN DIOW