A true pioneer of Moroccan cinema, Farida Benlyazid has to her credit many accomplishments that have made her a central figure in the nation’s cinema. She is the first Moroccan woman to produce a film, an accomplished screenwriter who has written several classics such as Poupées de roseaux (1981), Badis (1989) and Looking for My Wife’s Husband (1995) and the director of a body of work that addresses issues of spirituality, the status of women in society and the quest for justice and truth. A free and independent artist, Benlyazid has paved the way for many Moroccan women directors who have looked to the director of A Door to the Sky (1989) and Women’s Wiles (1999) as an inspiration and a model.
Director Farida Benlyazid
Producer Farida Benlyazid
Screenwriter Farida Benlyazid
Cinematographer Serge Palatsi
Production Designer Mohamed Raïs, Lamal Menebhi
Editor Kahéna Attia
Sound Faouzi Thabet
Production Company Tingitania Films, Waka Films, Touza Productions, Cepheide Production