Diaspo #367 : Jawad Rhalib, from journalism to cinema

Initially a journalist, the Belgian-Moroccan director Jawad Rhalib was guided by his enthusiasm for societal issues, in order to approach the camera differently. Finding even more freedom in cinema, he explores documentary and fiction to express contemporary concerns, through works that become catalysts for debates.

Moroccan documentary on Sahara «Um Echgag» screened at London Arthouse Film Festival

Moroccan documentary film «Amghar» awarded at the London international filmmaker festival

BBC apologizes after its presenter called a Muslim gesture an «ISIS salute»

«Don’t Forget Me» : An American woman makes a documentary on autism in Morocco

The screening of a documentary on Western Sahara angers Morocco and Iraq

Iraq’s embassy in Morocco was handed a verbal note by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation after an Iraqi festival screened a documentary on Western Sahara.

Khadija’s Journey, a Moroccan documentary screened at the Arab House in Madrid

Morocco’s Hind Bensari awarded in Canada for her documentary «We could be Heroes»

Israel is declassifying documents on racist absorption Moroccan Jews went through in 1950s

A documentary on North African Jewish immigrants has pushed Israel to declassify documents revealing details on how they were treated by the Hebrew state.

The Real Madrid channel publishes a long documentary dedicated to Achraf Hakimi