Jamal El Gouji
Directing
Biography
Jamal El Gouji (born in 2002) grew up in an environment where art was scarcely present. When the opportunity arose, he chose to pursue cinema. In 2022, he began his studies in cinema at Hassan II University of Casablanca, within the National Higher School of Art and Design (ENSAD), where he started shaping his artistic vision and cinematic language. Currently, pursuing a Master’s degree in Cinema and Audiovisual Studies at Mohammed V University in Rabat. His short fiction film Shadows of Silence (2024) was selected for several national and international festivals. He later directed the short documentary 3 Cities Three Films (2026), continuing his exploration of socially engaged storytelling. Alongside his filmmaking practice, he also served as a cinema workshop facilitator at the Oukacha Film Festival in 2024. Jamal’s work explores imagined worlds through the perspective of his generation, creating socially engaged cinema centered on human needs. He believes art is inherently human — as long as humanity exists, art endures.
Known For
Over the course of 24 hours following a murder, a criminal descends into paranoia, where guilt, fear, and reality slowly blur.
I Can’t Bear the Vanishing Gentleness of This World
Dream or Reality ! Two lost souls meet in strange ways through various fragments of dreamlike memories. As we delve into their complicated relationship and their story unfolds, their relationship seems to disintegrate, leaving us to wonder if it will survive this reality or dream.
Ode To Oblivion
In a little family, two siblings, at different stage of their life. One’s living is less vibrant than other. But things won't stays as it is, with the absence of intimacy.
Shadows of Silence
God's Men 2026
God's Men 2026
Searching for an idea becomes a complex inner journey, a space between doubt and the urge to create. Artistic creation turns strange, even to its maker, drifting between self-discovery and uncertainty, shaped by a quiet absence of intimacy with the world.
3 Cities Three Films
A young man having his first cigarette.
Destiny of a Man
A static 5-minute shot of siblings having breakfast before leaving home.