Larbi Batma
Acting
Biography
Larbi Batma (1948-1997) was the lead actor in the Moroccan movie Le jour du forain, directed by Driss Kettani and Abdelkrim Derkaoui, and Titre provisoire with mostafa derkaoui, He also starred in Ahmed el-Maanouni's Trances, a documentary on Nass El Ghiwane.
Known For
Trances
A portrait of the groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane, documenting a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. Storytellers through song and traditional instruments, and with connections to political theatre, the band became a local phenomenon and an international sensation, thanks to their rebellious lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on Berber rhythms, Malhun sung poetry, and Gnawa dances.
The Beautiful Days of Sheherazade
A team of filmmakers is having difficulty choosing a subject to shoot. After lengthy discussion, they finally decide on the story of Aïcha, a beautiful cabaret singer.
Taghounja
larbi batma travels all over the morrocan countryside and talks to various people to find inspiration for his writings from the hearts of moroccan tradition
Other's Blood
Filmmaker Abdo is betrothed to Amal surrounded by three women: his mother, his younger sister Hasna, and the maid Zahra, and during the period of setting the date of Amal's marriage to Abdo, the latter meets a Canadian filmmaker, Diane, and they live together a romantic story. Meanwhile, the mother has a traffic accident and her son Abdo is forced to donate With his blood to save her, he discovers that he is infected with the AIDS virus.
Le Jour du Forain
Moulay Yacoub starts a physical and poetic journey of self-knowledge across Morocco.
Provisional Title
A film that describes how someone who is haunted by the idea of death learns to suffer.
Khafaya
The film portrays the confrontation between two female models and gives voice to women by thrusting them, without mercy, onto the most heavily mined battlefield of all… social consciousness. Will it manage to find a way out?