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Broadcast Pro
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Broadcast Pro
Moroccan film ‘Aicha' to world premiere at Krakow Film Festival
The film is distributed across Arab-speaking territories by MAD Distribution. Aicha, a short film by Moroccan filmmaker Sanaa El Alaoui, is set to have its world premiere in the Short Film Competition at the Krakow Film Festival, one of Europe's longest-running celebrations of cinematic art. Now in its 65th edition, the festival, which has been held annually since 1961, will run this year from May 25 to June 1. The film tells the story of a once emotionally distant mother who joins a mystical ceremony in an effort to confront her grief and reconnect with the memory of her 17-year-old daughter, whose life was cut short by tragedy. The narrative explores themes of loss, healing, and transformation through a surreal and spiritual lens. Speaking on her featurette, Alaoui stated: 'Watching AICHA breaks the illusion of time's linearity, allowing you to see life and death unfold simultaneously', further adding that, 'Trauma shatters our perception of time and space; it reshapes our identities. It offers us either the chance to let go or to be reborn, and that is the journey of the daughter and her mother.' The cast features Hind Dafer, Manal Bennani, Mohamed Amine Kihal, Sanaa El Alaoui, Kenza Fridou, Soumia Belkaria and Mustapha Rachdi. El Alaoui wrote and directed the film, which was produced by Piotr Kaczorowski. The film's cinematography is by Oskar Jan Król, editing by Michał Buczek, and animation by Tomek Popakul and Kasumi Ozeki. Aicha is distributed across Arabic-speaking regions by MAD Distribution, with international sales managed by MAD World. El Alaoui, known for her thoughtful storytelling and visual sensibility, holds degrees from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest—where her thesis on the long take in cinema received the Best Thesis of the Year Award—and the University of Oxford, where she focused her research on the evolution of Moroccan cinema from its colonial roots to the modern era.
The Review Geek
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Secrets We Keep – Season 1 Episode 4 Recap & Review
Mike Episode 4 of Secrets We Keep starts with Mike working out in the morning while Cecilie observes him from the bedroom window. After he is done, she confronts him about his relationship with Ruby. He asks if she is jealous and insists he knows nothing about Ruby's pregnancy. He calls her crazy for suspecting him. Meanwhile, Aicha continues with her investigation. She focuses on the area where Ruby's bag was found. At school, Rasmus and Mike talk about the latest update. Rasmus point-blank asks if Mike is hiding anything from him. Of course, Mike says he is in the dark, too. As they talk, Oscar shows Viggo a video on his phone. Based on the audio, a woman is sobbing while someone else is moaning. The video distresses Viggo. Aicha goes through the items in Ruby's bag and finds a parking card from a fancy hotel. She and Carl visit the hotel, and one of the staff members recognises Ruby. He claims that she was at the hotel a while ago with a man driving a Porsche Taycan Turbo. A quick check leads them to Mike. It turns out he has a record for raping a woman 23 years ago. At the house, Oscar continues to spy on Cecilie with his drone. Angel goes to church and meets with her Filipino friends. They decide to organise a search party around the area where Ruby's purse was found. They all feel like the police are letting them down. Angel later shares this idea with Cecilie. Cecilie agrees to give her a day off and help with the search party. Still at home, Oscar continues to act suspicious. We later see Viggo watching a video of men slut shaming a woman. He asks Cecilie to have Angel tuck him in, but his mom refuses. The following morning, Viggo wets his bed and asks for Cecilie's help. Since Angel is busy with organising the search party, Cecilie drops Viggo at school. While there, she coincidentally runs into Katarina. Cecilie informs her about the search party and they agree to go together. Aicha also shows up at the search party and talks to the Father again. This time, he reveals that Ruby was raped and feared she was pregnant. However, Ruby never mentioned the man who raped her. He also adds that Ruby didn't want to abort the baby, and the Father suggested she speak to her rapist. Unfortunately, the search party bears no fruit. The next morning, Angel has a dream about Ruby. Later, she walks him to school, but Viggo seems a bit down. With the revelation. Aicha focuses on Mike as a prime suspect. Carl orders Aicha to talk to Cecilie and see if she knows where Mike was on the night Ruby disappeared. Cecilie realises that Aicha is focusing on Mike and brings up his rape conviction. She tries to justify Mike's behaviour and lies that Mike came home shortly after Katarina, Ruby, and Oscar left that night. Later, Cecilie confronts Mike at their house. He explains that he was only trying to help Ruby get her driving license. She demands to know where he was on the night Ruby disappeared. He insists he was at work and left to stay at a hotel. Cecilie gets ready for her run and leaves, too. In the meantime, Aicha gets word that a body fitting Ruby's description was found at the marina. She rushes there, and the body in the water is dressed in a red jumper and blue jeans. This was what Ruby was last seen wearing. While on her run, Cecilie notices there are a lot of police cars heading in one direction. The episode ends with Ruby closing her eyes as the wind blows her face. Next thing, we see a body floating in the water. The Episode Review With only two episodes left until the finale, we are finally starting to get some answers. It looks like Ruby is dead, but did she kill herself or was she killed? The more we think about it, the more suspicious Mike, Viggo and Oscar seem. Oscar is especially giving us bad vibes. Why would he try to scare Viggo during their archery match? Also, what video did he show Viggo, and does it have anything to do with Ruby? Katarina's behaviour and demeanour throughout all these have been wanting to. The woman who has been taking care of her child has gone missing, and she is acting as if she is the victim here. Katarina has shown no shred of concern over Ruby, and that is suspicious. It is also ironic that Cecilie lied to the police while she was at the frontline, accusing Rasmus of hurting Ruby. Now that the suspicion has shifted to her husband, she is tight-lipped. I hope she recants her statement and tells the truth in case Mike did something to Ruby?
See - Sada Elbalad
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
A Successful Conclusion To The 7th Arab Film Festival in Zurich!
Pasant Elzaitony The seventh Arab Film Festival in Zurich concluded with an award ceremony that witnessed a great interaction by the audience. The feature film ' Aicha ' won the Best Film Award, directed by Mehdi Barsaoui, and the award was received by the protagonist of the film, the brilliant Tunisian actress Fatima Safar, who played a distinctive role, while the Best Director Award was awarded to the feature documentary film 'White Lie', a Tunisian-Egyptian-Qatari-Saudi production by director Asmaa Al-Madir. For the first time, the festival dedicated the Audience Award, which was won by Iraqi-Dutch filmmaker Weam Al-Zabari for his feature-length documentary Abi, Noor and Me. The 'Animation Lab' attracted attention as a pioneering step towards fostering collaboration between Swiss and Arab filmmakers. The Lab's jury, consisting of Maryam Essa Al-Khelaifi, Ivana Kvesic, and Kat Woodtley, was introduced to a range of new animation talent with the support of Harvard University's Animation Department and the Fantosh International Festival, and the event was also supported by the Zurich Film Foundation. While the awards are sponsored by Katara Studios in Qatar and Concave Studios in Egypt, the jury and participants emphasized the importance of continuing this initiative in the coming years. The four projects that won the awards were: An Exceptional Plant by Ahmad Al-Houli (Kuwait/Switzerland), Once Upon a Place by Raghad Al-Barqi (Saudi Arabia), Seven Mountains and Seven Seas by Noel Kesrouani (Lebanon), and Wild Flower by Jinan Dagher (Lebanon). One of the new events in this year's edition - which the audience liked - was the 'Virtual Reality' event, which gave the audience a unique opportunity to interact with current issues affecting the Arab world and the possibility of discussing and dialoguing with the protagonists of the experience, and the audience requested that this event continue in future editions of the festival. At the conclusion of the event, the festival thanked all its supporters, including the City of Zurich, the Canton of Zurich, and the SüdKulturFonds of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation. The Catholic and Reformed Church of the Canton of Zurich and other cultural initiatives. Several Arab festivals have collaborated with the Arab Film Festival in Zurich, with the Saudi Film Festival helping to organize the Saudi committee, and the Carthage Film Festival, the Cairo International Festival, the Rabat Festival and the Tripoli Film Festival contributing to its artistic enrichment. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News Egypt confirms denial of airspace access to US B-52 bombers News Ayat Khaddoura's Final Video Captures Bombardment of Beit Lahia Lifestyle Pistachio and Raspberry Cheesecake Domes Recipe News Australia Fines Telegram $600,000 Over Terrorism, Child Abuse Content Arts & Culture Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban's $4.7M LA Home Burglarized Videos & Features Bouchra Dahlab Crowned Miss Arab World 2025 .. Reem Ganzoury Wins Miss Arab Africa Title (VIDEO) Sports Neymar Announced for Brazil's Preliminary List for 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers News Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly Inaugurates Two Indian Companies Arts & Culture New Archaeological Discovery from 26th Dynasty Uncovered in Karnak Temple Arts & Culture Arwa Gouda Gets Married (Photos)
