Directors: Orian Yani Barki, Meriem Bennani
Starring: Ariana Faye Allensworth, Fayçal Azizi, Orian Yani Barki
Distribution: Film Movement (My Sunshine)
Premiere: Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) 2025
Select Awards: Winner: Gold Q-Hugo Award, Chicago International Film Festival
A 35 year old Moroccan Coyote and filmmaker, Bouchra, lives in New York and chronicles the impact her queerness has on her relationship with her mother, Aïcha, in Casablanca. Cutting between the film that's forming and real life conversations between Bouchra and Aïcha, the film is a humorous and tender portrait of the love and pain that both sides have to understand in order to move forward.
BOUCHRA is nominated for the following Lost Weekend awards:
Avant Robot Award
Best Animated Film
Best Cinematography
Best Production Design
Web/Socials: bouchra.film, @Film_Movement