Hicham Lasri

A musician whose career never took off decides one day to start a real career as an artist.

On 11 June 1986, one day after Morocco wrote football world cup history by scoring a surprising victory over Portugal, government official Daoud is ordered to secure a bridge outside Casablanca that sits between two hostile communities over an empty highway. Here, he is to await the expected but by no means certain visit of King Hassan II. Encounters with government supporters and the families of political prisoners; the mysterious appearance of a foreign woman and a Berber, as well as the story of a football crazy boy all prove to be a bit much for Daoud. Ever since the bloody ‘bread riots’ five years earlier, he has felt paralysed. But the euphoria and the hope he encounters here help to lift his mood. The Moroccan team’s success unleashes a new self-confidence and lust for life that transcends the surreal shadow of the monarchy.

A combination of three short films tackling the subject of AIDS, a subject approached by three different directors.

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Cathy discovers to her amazement that life has not been kind to her, especially her parents, her fiancé, her boss, and society. At this moment, the worst day of her life begins; in other words, a terrible day in a sardonic Casablanca will redefine her destiny. Cathy decides to start over and seeks to immigration, but things don’t go as planned..

Sidi Valentine is a Moroccan short film that tells the story of Lotfi, a man whose Valentine's Day takes an unexpected turn. While standing in front of a chocolate shop, he gets involved in a bizarre situation—his car is towed away with his niece still sleeping in the backseat. This incident triggers a series of events that challenge his emotions and perception of love, leading to moments of self-reflection and unexpected encounters

The horrible, terrible, unpleasant, insurmountable day of Daoud who has to cross Casablanca to get to an important meeting on a day of Zemzem and cab strike while his own car is stuck in the garage...

It all started in 1999. Two young cultural agitators launched "L'boulevard", a musical scene that was supposed to bring together a few underground groups. Against all odds, this fringe event became a groundswell. Little by little, this musical movement spreads to all artistic expressions. Street-art, comics, cinema, fashion, the "Nayda" wave is breaking all over Morocco.

On the last day of Ramadan, a hastily assembled crew of technicians waits in a shabby Morocco television studio for the arrival of an important personality, expecting to film what their director Rita promises will be the interview of their lifetime.

A tragicomic story of several characters caught in a historic event, the cancellation of the sheep Aid in 1996: Lofti the amnesic, Mounir who is rejected by the family of the woman he wans to marry, a child who can't understand this cancellation and a person who needs help to commit suicide.

The story of a boy wandering the streets of Casablanca in all its contradictions, crimes and chaotic nature, walking with a mirror to observe the vibrant spirit of this city, and between its streets, narrow corners, vast areas and unique landmarks, the boy observes with his mirror the secrets of this city, which blends modernity with ancient history.

"Lotfi", a concierge of an apartment torn apart by the commitments of the unusual residents, with the neighborhood problems, their mood swings and endless demands.

Ahmed Chaoui is the prototype of the erased man who does not catch the eye of anyone, his life with his wife Anissa is a picture of cold happiness, started since 13 years ago, the couple has no children despite the burning desire to have... However, Ahmed, good and honest, never made a single step towards medicine for fear of wrinkling the sensibility of his wife, , and both do not know who of the two is sterile and seem to accommodate very well to this situation until the day when Ahmed crosses the path of a pregnant woman who asks him to drop her. Helpful by nature, he can not say no, and the woman drags him to a police station and riot police ... She accuses him of being the father of the baby she wears! Since Ahmed can not prove the opposite, he risks paying the price. He tells the disaster to his wife who jumps on the occasion and offers to adopt the child.

Larbi Trach is a retired Moroccan migrant worker who has lived in France for over fifty years. One day, he learns that not only is he suffering from a serious illness, but that he has only three months to live. The shock, which is great, is coupled with a serious question: how will he break such dramatic news to his children? Turning the question in his head, he plunges into the past, revisiting his early years in Morocco.

Lotfi, a census enumerator (counting demographics) or at least that's what he claims. Visits a neighborhood full of nutcases to interview and "count" them but everything quickly turns into a huge mess in a hilarious comedic frame full of twists about the Moroccan society..

On the eve of her 30th birthday, Cathy discovers to her amazement that life has not been kind to her - especially her parents, her fiancé, her boss, and society. At this moment, the worst day of her life begins; in other words, a terrible day in a sardonic Casablanca will redefine her destiny. Cathy decides to start over and seeks to immigrate, but things don’t go as planned.

Three close friends need to find 120 Dirhams to pay for their friend's bus pass so he doesn't drop out of college.. but are confronted with harsh reality. The cry of despair drives them to the ultimate act: taking a bus hostage.

Tarik lives in a land without colour, a land where water is contaminated by a strange phenomenon of “water bugs”. Tarik wears make-up and dresses up as a woman. He dances on a cart that is drawn by a dying horse and his father has practically abandoned him. One day, Tarik’s horse Larbi stops in the middle of a procession and refuses to take another step forward. Tarik will have to learn to live again and surrender to the colours of his life, which is the only way to escape the dullness of the world around him.

Members of a television crew stumble across the story of an old man whose tragic tale dates back to 1981 during upheavals in Morocco, where he was arrested. Released 30 years later in 2011, he is now trying to come to terms with a new reality. The TV crew decides to report his journey as he sets off on a quest to find his family and his place in this new world.

Film by hicham el asri

In an ironic tone, it is the story of Lotfi, an unemployed young man who never succeeds in demonstrating what a young man with a future he is. So, he returns to the neighborhood to hang out with his old companion, Hakim, a DVD salesman and feverish movie buff... But unlike the rest of the days, this new day starts on the wrong foot... It's a story whose protagonist is the many theorists of the void that occupy the least exciting corners of our society.

In this dark comedy set in the early 1990’s, all Serge wants to do is write his "Fucking Best Seller". When his publisher nags him to shake things up and bring out his ‘mainstream potential’, he gives it all he has and, with a killer edge.

Daoud awaits the most important day of his life, the day he will meet the wealthy future father-in-law, to ask him to marry his daughter Ibtisam, but ahead of time to meet him David will face events that will change the course of the story

Casablanca, July 1999. With longtime monarch Hassan II on his deathbed, there is an air of uncertainty weighing on Morocco - and especially on one marginalized young man, M'key. M'key finds a surrogate father figure in "pit bull" police commissioner Daoud and finds love with the enchanting Rita, but Rita is kept under close watch by her gangster brothers.

This black humor pan-Arabic anthology series is about love in general – and relationships in particular.