Bouchra
Directed by
Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
Library Pricing:
DVD $150.00
Blu-ray $150.00
PPR $350.00
DRL $499.00
PPR+DRL $599.00
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Bouchra (35), a Moroccan filmmaker in New York, is paralyzed by the fear of the blank page. A phone call with her mother in Casablanca will have memories resurfacing. Their tender yet complex exchange sparks a creative breakthrough, opening a journey through family bonds, daughterhood, and the thrill of love.
Cast
- Meriem Bennani
- Orian Barki
- Ariana Faye Allensworth
- Fayçal Azizi
- Yto Barrada
- "Bouchra is gorgeous to look at. It’s wistful and charming. The story feels universal because its characters and interactions are so specific. It’s wonderful to see such a touching and hopeful queer story centering characters from other backgrounds."
- "I sincerely hope that Bouchra gets a wide release somehow. Not only is the film beautiful to look at, a feat of animation, and a triumph of complex storytelling, but it’s also a story of queer acceptance that is needed around the world today."
- "Between the animation style and the decidedly adult content, the film’s ultimate sweetness is completely disarming. It doesn’t come out of nowhere, though, as it’s rooted in the same emotional honesty that marks all of the film’s dialogue. That quality will make it a classic of queer cinema for years to come, but its unique wavelength will make it a film that means everything to young adults who are already on that wavelength, and that makes it worth everything."
- "[U]nusual, surprising, and often moving...."
- "Bouchra is a touching and inventive film... that insists on new forms and a new cinematic language. For this alone, it should be sought out and cherished."
- "[A] surreal, animated autofiction musing on queerness, creativity and the North African diaspora. [E]verything about it is made with such intelligence and rigour...."
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Awards & Recognition
Winner
Gold Q-Hugo
Chicago Int'l. Film Festival
Gold Q-Hugo
Chicago Int'l. Film Festival
Winner
Prix Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis
La Roche-sur-Yon Int'l. Film Festival
Prix Nouvelles Vagues Acuitis
La Roche-sur-Yon Int'l. Film Festival
Nominated
Platform Award
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Platform Award
Toronto Int'l. Film Festival
Official Selection
New York Film Festival
New York Film Festival
Official Selection
Thessaloniki Int'l. Film Festival
Thessaloniki Int'l. Film Festival