Sofia Alaoui
Directing
Biography
Sofia Alaoui is a French-Moroccan filmmaker, raised between Morocco and China. Featured as one of Screen Daily’s Arab Stars of Tomorrow, she has credits including the short films So What If the Goats Die (Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize 2020, César Awards Best Short Film 2021), followed by The Lake for 20th Century Fox, broadcast on Hulu. Animalia is her feature debut.
Known For
Abdellah, a young shepherd living in the mountains, is forced to brave the snow blocking him in order to get food and save this cattle. Once he gets to the village, he faces a supernatural phenomenon.
So What If the Goats Die
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Casa Girls
Itto, a young woman from a modest rural background, is slowly adapting to the Moroccan privileged codes of her husband’s family. But when supernatural events put the country in a state of emergency, Itto finds herself separated from her husband and new family. Alone, pregnant and looking for her way back, she finds emancipation.
Animalia
In the suburbs of Paris, a small group of teenagers spend time together during the summer holidays. One day, Kenza, one of the girls from the group, does not appear at the scheduled time. She does not answer her phone, and she is disconnected from all the apps.
Ghost Mode
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La meute
A Moroccan woman and her American boyfriend hike in the Atlas Mountains where they witness a strange meteorite crash.
The Lake
In the remote town of Tarfaya, Morocco, a mysterious epidemic emerges, causing residents to fall into an inexplicable deep sleep.
Tarfaya
In one of the largest refugee camp of West Bank, near Nablus, a writing and directing workshop offers to children the possibility to develop their creativity and their freedom of speech, usually trampled.
Children of Nablus
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