Nadir Bouhmouch is a filmmaker and writer based in Marrakech. In 2011, Nadir directed and produced his first work, “My Makhzen & Me,” a documentary about Morocco’s February 20th uprising. As the first Moroccan film to document a mass social movement, it was censored from national festivals. Nadir’s other works include “Timnadin N Rif,” a performative documentary; and “Paradises of the Earth,” a short web documentary series on the environmental causes of the Tunisian revolution. Produced collectively by the villagers of Imider, his latest film, “Amussu,” premiered at HotDocs and the International Documentary Festival of Amsterdam. Nadir has also published various articles and essays, including “The Rif and the Moroccan State’s Economic Pressure Cooker,” "Morocco: Green for the Rich, Grey for the Poor" and “Experiment for a Cinema from Below.”
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