Before the Dying of the Light
Directed byAli Essafi
Produced byAli Essafi for Cinemaat Productions
CinematographyArchives Material
Edited byChaghig Arzoumanian
Animation byMohamed Slaoui-Andaloussi
Release date
2020
Running time
70 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguagesMoroccan Arabic, French

Before the Dying of the Light (Arabic: قبل زحف الظلام, Tifinagh: ⵓⵜⵔ ⴷⴻⵔⵜ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵙ) is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker Ali Essafi.[1][2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under Hassan II's repressive reign,[6][7] through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music,[8] and animations.

Awards and accolades

Award
IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive Nominated
IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary Nominated

References

  1. ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Before the Dying of the Light | IDFA, retrieved 2021-11-09
  2. ^ Kenny, Glenn (2021-03-18). "'Before the Dying of the Light' Review: Moroccan Cinema's Attempted Revolution". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  3. ^ "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  4. ^ "Watch Before the Dying of the Light | MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  5. ^ "Before The Dying Of The Light (2020) Movie Review from Eye for Film". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ^ "Before the Dying of the Light". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  7. ^ www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Before the Dying of the Light | IDFA, retrieved 2021-11-09
  8. ^ Aftab, Kaleem (2020-11-27). "How Black Power, Jazz Music Inspired Morocco's Rebel Cinema of the 1970s". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

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