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Before the Dying of the Light (Arabic: قبل زحف الظلام, Tifinagh: ⵓⵜⵔ ⴷⴻⵔⵜ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵙ) is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker Ali Essafi.

Synopsis

The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under Hassan II's repressive reign, through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music, and animations.

Awards and accolades

References

1. www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Before the Dying of the Light | IDFA, retrieved 2021-11-09
2. Kenny, Glenn (2021-03-18). "'Before the Dying of the Light' Review: Moroccan Cinema's Attempted Revolution". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
3. "AFAC". www.arabculturefund.org. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
4. "Watch Before the Dying of the Light | MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
5. "Before The Dying Of The Light (2020) Movie Review from Eye for Film". www.eyeforfilm.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
6. "Before the Dying of the Light". Doha Film Institute. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
7. www.oberon.nl, Oberon Amsterdam, Before the Dying of the Light | IDFA, retrieved 2021-11-09
8. Aftab, Kaleem (2020-11-27). "How Black Power, Jazz Music Inspired Morocco's Rebel Cinema of the 1970s". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

External links

• Before the Dying of the Light at IMDb

• 2020 films
• 2020 documentary films
• Moroccan documentary films