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'''''Before the Dying of the Light''''' is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker [[Ali Essafi]].<ref>{{Citation|last=www.oberon.nl|first=Oberon Amsterdam|title=Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} IDFA|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/e0103575-78bc-4177-a1e1-ca7d80c43b93/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kenny|first=Glenn|date=2021-03-18|title=‘Before the Dying of the Light’ Review: Moroccan Cinema’s Attempted Revolution|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/movies/before-the-dying-of-the-light-review.html|access-date=2021-11-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AFAC|url=https://www.arabculturefund.org/Projects/6503|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.arabculturefund.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming {{!}} MoMA|url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6966|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Museum of Modern Art|language=en}}</ref>
'''''Before the Dying of the Light''''' is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker [[Ali Essafi]].<ref>{{Citation|last=www.oberon.nl|first=Oberon Amsterdam|title=Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} IDFA|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/e0103575-78bc-4177-a1e1-ca7d80c43b93/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Kenny|first=Glenn|date=2021-03-18|title=‘Before the Dying of the Light’ Review: Moroccan Cinema’s Attempted Revolution|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/18/movies/before-the-dying-of-the-light-review.html|access-date=2021-11-09|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=AFAC|url=https://www.arabculturefund.org/Projects/6503|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.arabculturefund.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Watch Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} MoMA Virtual Cinema Streaming {{!}} MoMA|url=https://www.moma.org/calendar/events/6966|access-date=2021-11-09|website=The Museum of Modern Art|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Before The Dying Of The Light (2020) Movie Review from Eye for Film|url=https://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/before-the-dying-of-the-light-2020-film-review-by-amber-wilkinson|access-date=2021-11-09|website=www.eyeforfilm.co.uk}}</ref>


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under [[Years of Lead (Morocco)|Hassan II's repressive reign.]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Before the Dying of the Light|url=http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/projects/grants/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Doha Film Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=www.oberon.nl|first=Oberon Amsterdam|title=Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} IDFA|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/e0103575-78bc-4177-a1e1-ca7d80c43b93/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09}}</ref>
The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under [[Years of Lead (Morocco)|Hassan II's repressive reign,]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Before the Dying of the Light|url=http://www.dohafilminstitute.com/financing/projects/grants/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Doha Film Institute|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=www.oberon.nl|first=Oberon Amsterdam|title=Before the Dying of the Light {{!}} IDFA|url=https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/e0103575-78bc-4177-a1e1-ca7d80c43b93/before-the-dying-of-the-light|access-date=2021-11-09}}</ref> through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music<ref>{{Cite web|last=Aftab|first=Kaleem|last2=Aftab|first2=Kaleem|date=2020-11-27|title=How Black Power, Jazz Music Inspired Morocco’s Rebel Cinema of the 1970s|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/idfa-the-dying-of-the-light-ali-essafi-1234841012/|access-date=2021-11-09|website=Variety|language=en-US}}</ref>, and animations.


== Awards and accolades ==
== Awards and accolades ==

Revision as of 14:55, 9 November 2021

Before the Dying of the Light
Directed byAli Essafi
Produced byAli Essafi for Cinemaat Productions
CinematographyArchives Material
Edited byChaghig Arzoumanian
Animation byMohamed Slaoui-Andaloussi
Release date
2020
Running time
70 minutes
CountryMorocco
LanguagesMoroccan Arabic, French

Before the Dying of the Light is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker Ali Essafi.[1][2][3][4][5]

Synopsis

The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under Hassan II's repressive reign,[6][7] through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music[8], and animations.

Awards and accolades

Award
IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive Nominated
IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary Nominated

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; Aftab, Kaleem (2020-11-27). "How Black Power, Jazz Music Inspired Morocco's Rebel Cinema of the 1970s". Variety. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
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