Malika Zouhali-Worrall

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Malika Zouhali-Worrall

Malika Zouhali-Worrall is a British-Moroccan filmmaker based in New York, working as an Emmy Award-winning director and Emmy-nominated editor. She co-directed Call Me Kuchu (2012), which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Teddy Award for Best Documentary, and Thank You for Playing (2015), which won an Emmy for Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary. As an editor, her c…

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BoatbuildersBoatbuilders · 2026
Boatbuilders
2026
MovieDocumentary
Over the course of 16 months, at the head of a remote harbor in Maine, the workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard meticulously build a 56-foot wooden sailboat. As the seasons change and the vessel takes shape, director Luke Lorentzen immerses the viewer in a close-knit community rooted in time-honored craft, shared joys, and mutual respect.
Songs from the HoleSongs from the Hole · 2024
Songs from the Hole
★ 7.52024
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Sentenced to life in prison at 15, musician JJ'88 finds hope by writing songs during solitary confinement in this award-winning documentary visual album.
SeedsSeeds · 2025
Seeds
★ 7.02025
MovieDocumentary
An exploration of Black generational farmers in the American South reveals the fragility of legacy and the significance of owning land.
UnionUnion · 2024
Union
★ 7.72024
MovieDocumentary
Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York.
Through the NightThrough the Night · 2021
Through the Night
★ 5.82021
MovieDocumentary
When one’s sole focus is to provide for their children, the stakes are extremely high. The need for multiple jobs to make ends meet has become a common reality for many families in this country, which leads to a very important question: who looks after the children while their parents work? Through the Night examines the economic and emotional toll affecting some American families, told through the lens of a 24-hour daycare center in Westchester, New York. At the center of it all is Nunu, the primary caregiver and a hero to many families in need of a safe space to bring their children.
Windows of TimeWindows of Time · 2026
Windows of Time
2026
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A divine vision inspired Hubert Taylor to pick up a home video camera and spend decades documenting the life of his Georgia hometown. His gaze keeps returning to his own father, the gospel singer Brother Theotis Taylor, whose legendary falsetto took him to Carnegie Hall. With co-director and music archivist Cyrus Moussavi, he unearths an unseen community archive and shapes it into a moving meditation on art, family, community, and legacy.
Call Me KuchuCall Me Kuchu · 2012
Call Me Kuchu
★ 5.92012
MovieDocumentary
In Uganda, a new bill threatens to make homosexuality punishable by death. David Kato - Uganda's first openly gay man - and his fellow activists work against the clock to defeat the legislation while combating vicious persecution in their daily lives. But no one, not even the filmmakers, is prepared for the brutal murder that shakes the movement to its core and sends shock waves around the world.
Games You Can't WinGames You Can't Win · 2016
Games You Can't Win
2016
MovieDocumentary
Games You Can’t Win explores “empathy” gaming, a new video game movement in which developers are sharing some of their most intimate or traumatic personal experiences through artful, documentary-style video games. Using a combination of intimate verité footage and video capture from the games, the short film tells the stories of three developer and the personal experiences that inspired their game.

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