The Thousand and One Days of Hajj Edmond
A former communist leader and activist for Moroccan independence, Edmond Amran Elmaleh left behind a vast body of literary work that masterfully articulates personal and collective memory. This cinematic letter, addressed to him, weaves together excerpts from the writer’s texts, testimonies, and archival images, and the filmmaker’s own words to illustrate the memory of a captivating and erudite man haunted by the parallel tragedies of the departure of Jews from Morocco and the exodus of Palestinians uprooted from their land.
Simone Bitton
French and Moroccan, she has written and directed several documentary films that have contributed to increased understanding of the current events, history and cultures of the MENA region. Her commitment to formal rigor and attention to artistic demands has resulted in her films being selected for many prestigious festivals, where they have won numerous awards.
Haut les mains Productions, Iris Production
Haut les mains Productions
Mohamed Ali Essaghraoui
Abdelmonnaime Ennokra
Caroline Beuret
Haut les mains Productions / karim@hautlesmainsproductions.fr
