Ali Essafi
Ali Essafi (1963 -) is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter, film producer, and cinematographer.
Ali Essafi
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- Ali Essafi
- Born
- 1963
- Birthplace
- Morocco
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- film director, screenwriter, film producer, and cinematographer
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• Name — Ali Essafi • Born — 1963 • Birthplace — Morocco • Occupation — film director, screenwriter, film producer, and cinematographer • Notable Works — Before the Dying of the Light
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Biography
Ali Essafi was born in Morocco in 1963. He studied psychology in France before delving into film creation.
Before the Dying of the Light
Before the Dying of the Light
Before the Dying of the Light is a feature-length documentary directed by Essafi about art and culture in Morocco in the 1970s, before it was suppressed by Hassan II. It focuses on Mostafa Derkaoui's film About Some Meaningless Events. Before the Dying of the Light was shown at the Museum of Modern Art's 2021 Doc Fortnight festival.
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- 1.الفنانون - مؤسسة الشارقة للفنون. sharjahart.org.
- 2.Kenny, Glenn. 'Before the Dying of the Light' Review: Moroccan Cinema's Attempted Revolution. The New York Times. 2021-03-18. 0362-4331.
- 3.Ali Essafi. IMDb.
- 4.Before the Dying of the Light. Doha Film Institute.
- 5.Before the Dying of the Light: Morocco's golden age of creativity. 2021-02-26.
- 6.Levere, Jane. MoMA's 2021 Doc Fortnight Festival, Showcasing Nonfiction Film, Kicks Off Online March 18. Forbes.
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