Between passion, resilience and a sense of challenge, the Moroccan director, screenwriter and producer, Asmae El Moudir, gave a behind-the-scenes look at her cinematographic journey during a conference organized on Friday in Salé, as part of the 17th International Film Festival of women of Salé (FIFFS).
Without filter, both in her films and in her life, Asmae El Mudir looked back on her beginnings in the world of cinema, confiding that she was inspired by the accessibility and simplicity of the form of Iranian cinema, as well as by perspectives of its upcoming directors such as Abbas Kiarostami, Samira and Mohsen Makhmalbaf.
In addition to these cinematographic references, the Moroccan filmmaker noted that she draws her strength from the music of Saida Fikri, Nass El Ghiwane and Jil Jilala, imbuing herself with their way of communicating and connecting with space, notably in the process of creating his films “Postcard” and “The Mother of All Lies”.
Asmae El Moudir, for whom the world of sport and surpassing oneself has no secrets, assured the FIFFS audience that you must always be passionate, believe in your dreams and work hard to achieve your goals.
This conference was also an opportunity to allow the public, mainly made up of high school students, students and film buffs, to discover the reality of the cinematographic world through the prism of Asmae El Mudir, who sees cinema as a means of transmitting emotions and points of view, without claiming to be able to film reality in 360° degrees.
Clinging to her dreams as was the late Moroccan painter Chaïbia Talal, the young Moroccan director also takes as a model the Franco-Belgian filmmaker, photographer and visual artist, Agnès Varda, using her own ingredients to flesh out films that go beyond the written script, all without putting any pressure on yourself.
“Passion is born when you forget that you are making a film,” concluded the filmmaker, who gives herself the right to transcend cinematic language when she develops her works, in order to “not erase emotions.”
Organized from September 23 to 28 by the Bouregreg Association, the FIFFS is an opportunity for Arab, African and other women filmmakers to debate issues related to their sector, to share their experiences and good practices, but also to discuss of the condition of women through film productions.
