IDFA Project Space 2019
The Mother of All Lies
Asmae El Moudir
Morocco, France, Qatar
A young Moroccan woman’s search for truth becomes entangled in a web of lies from her family history. As a daughter and filmmaker, Asmae fuses personal and national history as she reflects on the 1981 Bread Riots, drawing out connections to contemporary Morocco.
Credits
Production
Lucie Rego for Hutong Productions,
Pauline Tran Van Lieu for Hutong Productions,
Asmae El Moudir
Lucie Rego for Hutong Productions,
Pauline Tran Van Lieu for Hutong Productions,
Asmae El Moudir