Ahmed Bouanani Movies
- 1979
Mirage
Mirage5.71979HD
Ahmed Bouanani’s first feature film played a pivotal role in bringing experimentalism to Moroccan cinema. It’s a fable-like story of a...
- 2002
Wind Horse
Wind Horse102002HD
Tahar is a retired blacksmith living with his son from his first marriage. After seeing his late second wife in a dream, he decides to visit her...
- 1968
Six and Twelve
Six and Twelve71968HD
Six and Twelve is one of a series of short films and documentaries produced under the auspices of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain in the...
- 1971
Traces
Traces5.71971HD
The story of Massaoud, a rebellious young man, oppressed by both his family and the sclerotic society.
- 2017
Crossing the Seventh Gate
Crossing the Seventh Gate02017HD
Ali Essafi visited Bouanani three years before the latter’s death. The filmmaker, poet and novelist who also made drawings was leading a...
- 1993
Entre l'absence et l'oubli
Entre l'absence et l'oubli01993HD
One day, a potter buys an old frame in which to put the family photos. But the merchant refuses to sell the frame without the photo of a stranger...
- 1989
A Door to the Sky
A Door to the Sky01989HD
In this Sufi tale, Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice...
- 2008
The Shell Necklace
The Shell Necklace02008HD
A father searches for his son after he disappeared from view, especially after doubts were raised about his possibility of joining extremist groups
- 1978
al-Kanfoudi
al-Kanfoudi01978HD
Hamid Kanfoudi, an orchestra conductor, wins the lottery. Contrary to his beliefs and expectations, he sees no improvement in his life.
- 1966
Tarfaya (or The Walk Of A Poet)
Tarfaya (or The Walk Of A Poet)01966HD
A man from Tarfaya, penetrated by the magnificence of his country, the power of its beauty and the nomadic life of his ancestors goes in search of a...
- 2024
The snail
The snail02024HD
A snail trying to endure life. A girl in a bridge. A fragment of the movie Assarab, by Ahmed Bouanani.
- 1963
Dawn
Dawn51963HD
Heper's 7-minute short "Dawn" follows, in a single space between two windows, a triangular love relationship of three people.
- 1982
From the Other Side of the River
From the Other Side of the River01982HD
Directed by Mohamed Abbazi.
- 1982
Naïtou, the Orphan Girl
Naïtou, the Orphan Girl01982HD
A musical about a young girl, Naitou, whose mother is assassinated by a jealous stepmother. The stepmother abuses Naitou and prevents her from taking...
- 1977
The Four Sources
The Four Sources01977HD
Ahmed Bouanani’s Al-Manabe' al-Arba'a (1974), a very low-budget fantastical adaption of a poetic fable, features his wife Naïma Saoudi,...
- 1971
Memory 14
Memory 1401971HD
Crafted exclusively from film archives, Thakirah Arba’at 'Ashar (1971) was Ahmed Bouanani’s first feature, but the censors forced him to...
- 1970
The Devil's Treasure
The Devil's Treasure01970HD
A plowman finds a treasure in his field but when looters rob him of his find, his son Farès starts chasing after them.