A founding transnational experience for the pioneers of Moroccan national cinema

Studying in Łódź film school in the 1960s-70s

Bibliographic Data

ID3979378
AuthorsMarie Pierre-Bouthier (0000-0003-3997-5182, Centre de recherche en arts et en esthétique, Université de Picardie Jules Verne, Amiens, France, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue5
Pages1214-1239
Publication date2023-09-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13629387.2022.2036978
OpenAlexW4213117064
LanguageEN
References cited10

One of the founding cross-cultural dynamics of the nascent post-colonial Moroccan cinema was that filmmakers had to leave Morocco to study. Some of them chose to attend the legendary Łódź film school in Poland. We examine the numerous facets of this transnational experience. Despite landing in a grey, cold communist country, Moroccan filmmakers still managed to forge multi-national friendships, experience love stories, commit wholeheartedly to politics, discover films from all over the globe and explore and reflect on all forms of art. To what extent did this experience enrich what they imagined for Moroccan cinema? Can their student films be considered as a ‘Moroccan-cinema-to-be

Art · Art history · Colonialism · Commit · Communism · Film studies · Globe · Media studies · Movie theater · National cinema · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture studies · Law · North African History and Literature · Political and Social Issues · Psychology