Ales
Today, Ales is ready. She returns to the terrace she once lived on with her mother, to finally free herself from the traumatic memory of this human being who stole her innocence forever. If her silence has never allowed her to exorcise this wound, her inner strength has guided her to this day of redemption and will allow her to regain peace.
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Faiçal BenDirectorAlter Ego
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Faiçal BenWriterAlter Ego
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Carole GuillouxProducer
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Faiçal BenaghrouProducerAlter Ego
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INASS ESSABARKey Cast"Ales young"
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ESTHER SENSOKey Cast"Ales adult"
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HANANE MASSAOUDIKey Cast"The mother of Ales young"
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DABCHAKey Cast"The man"
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FATIMA KAMOUNIKey Cast"The mother of Ales adult"
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Ali BenjellounDirector of PhotographyLe Cri de l’âme, C'est eux les Chiens, La Lune Rouge
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Singhkeo PanyaMusic Composer
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Drama
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Runtime:15 minutes
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Completion Date:February 15, 2018
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Production Budget:30,000 USD
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Country of Origin:Morocco
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Country of Filming:Morocco
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Language:Arabic
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Shooting Format:4K
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Aspect Ratio:CinemaScope
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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19th National Film Festival of MoroccoTangier
Morocco
March 11, 2018
Moroccan Premiere
Special Mention Prize -
7th North African Film FestivalOujda
Morocco
June 26, 2018
North African Premiere
Special Mention Prize -
Social World Film FestivalNaples
Italy
August 3, 2018
European Premiere
Official Selection / Nominated for the awards for Best Short Film, Grand Jury Prize of Quality -
7th Delhi International Film FestivalDelhi
India
October 13, 2018
Asian Premiere
Best Director Prize -
29th Fameck Arab Film FestivalFameck
France
October 11, 2018
French Premiere
Special Mention Prize -
5th Kinshasa International Cinéma Festival (FICKIN)Kinshasa
Congo, the Democratic Republic of the
October 15, 2018
Official Selection -
Short To The Point
Romania
September 30, 2018
Eastern Europe
Finalist -
Gorée Island Cinema FestivalDakar
Senegal
October 27, 2018
Official Selection -
5th Digital Cinema FestivalCotonou
Benin
December 8, 2018
Official Selection -
To Cinema for Human Rights - Amnesty International Festival
France
Official Selection -
Africa International Film Festival - AFRIFFLagos
Nigeria
November 13, 2018
Official Selection -
Festival de Cine y Derechos Humanos de MadridMadrid
Spain
December 7, 2018
Best Short Film Prize -
Mediterranean Film Festival CannesCannes
France
December 3, 2018
Official Selection -
29th Istanbul International Short Film FestivalIstanbul
Turkey
December 16, 2018
Official Selection -
Cinema Days Festival of FesFes
Morocco
December 27, 2018
Grand Prix -
Lift Off Global Network Film Festival 2018Paris
France
Official Selection -
Cap Spartel Film FestivalTangier
Morocco
April 28, 2019
Official Selection -
Dadasaheb Phalke International Film FestivalMumbai
India
February 20, 2019
Official Selection -
World of Woman Film FairDubai
United Arab Emirates
March 6, 2019
Official Selection -
Beirut International Women Film FestivalBeirut
Lebanon
March 10, 2019
Official Selection -
Luxor African Film FestivalLuxor
Egypt
April 18, 2019
Best Artistic Achievement -
International Children's Rights Film FestivalBursa
Turkey
April 12, 2019
Official Selection -
Nepal Human Rights Film FestivalKathmandu
Nepal
April 4, 2019
Official Selection -
IPAS Film FestivalAthens
Greece
April 11, 2019
Audience Award -
Afrika FilmFestivalLeuven
Belgium
April 27, 2019
YAFMA Award -
Arab Film FestivalRotterdam
Netherlands
March 28, 2019
Official Selection -
Short Film Encounters of MadagascarAntananarivo
Madagascar
April 26, 2019
Official Selection -
Benguerir Film FestivalBenguerir
Morocco
Official Selection -
Kenitra Film FestivalKenitra
Morocco
Grand Prix -
Fes Film FestivalFes
Morocco
Official Selection -
Wairoa Māori Film FestivalWairoa
New Zealand
Official Selection -
Durban International Film FestivalDurban
South Africa
Official Selection
Distribution Information
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FilmsBeldi ProductionCountry: Worldwide
After 10 years of engagement with the army, Faiçal Ben is now part of this young generation of filmmakers that can be counted on. Self-taught, he has finally found in the 7th Art what he has been seeking for so long, his freedom of expression and creation.
Faiçal has started a self-taught training to create a cinematographic background through readings, film screenings, field work with filmmakers sharing their know-how, several master-classes in festivals, and scriptwriting residencies.
Having started his career as an editor, then assistant director on several institutional films, short films and web series, Faiçal also directed several videos of cultural and artistic events. In parallel, he started scriptwriting for his own projects of short and feature films, and for television series.
Following two experimental films (Décalage, 2015 and Confusion, 2016) and a first short fiction film (Alter Ego, 2016), Ales is his second short film.
In post-production of his third short film (Femme à Clefs, 2018), he now devotes himself to writing a first feature film.
"I will never stop fighting to be able to make films and reach my ambitions. Between the cinema and I is a true love story that will never end."
"I don't like to explain everything in my films, but I use many metaphors and signs speaking for themselves."