Private Project

The Source

Ihssane is the first in her family to go to university, leaving her twin sister Hasnae at home to help their mother maintain daily household needs. Frequent water cuts have beset their rural Moroccan village, located next to a large natural water spring and a powerful bottled-water plant. The Source is a hybrid docudrama in which the pressures of development, water resources, and education play a crucial background role to the daily life of a rural Moroccan family.

  • Noelia Santos
    Director
    Tempo Rubato
  • Noelia Santos
    Writer
    Tempo Rubato
  • Noelia Santos
    Producer
    Tempo Rubato
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    30 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 1, 2022
  • Country of Origin:
    Morocco
  • Country of Filming:
    Morocco
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
Director Biography - Noelia Santos

Noelia Santos has directed and produced independent films and documentaries since 2011. Her work has screened in festivals worldwide, including: Doqumenta Mexico, Copenhagen Jazz Film Festival, ColorEs Amsterdam/Rotterdam, Bogotá Music Film Festival, and the New York Jazz Film Festival. As a freelance producer, she has created video for the Guggenheim Museum, Rubin Museum of Tibetan Art, Cornell University, New York Philharmonic, and Selected Shorts. Originally from San Antonio, Noelia has lived in Los Angeles, Seattle, Paris, New York, and now divides her time between Texas and Morocco. She has a masters degree in Media Studies from The New School University.

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Director Statement

My work focuses on stories of individuals from marginalized communities navigating day-to-day life within economic, cultural, and political determinants. I've explored themes of water and resource rights; environmental justice; rural communities of the Global South; and the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, gender, class, citizenship, language and education in an international context. I am drawn to stories of artists' creative process, and the preservation of traditions within indigenous communities and working-class people, particularly women and people of color.