El Madani set out on an odyssey to discover the roots of the Gnawa music. Through concerts in Algeria, Morocco and France and interviews with Gnawa Diffusion’s Amzigh Kateb and Aziz Maysour, El Madani delves deep into the heart of traditional Moroccan and Algerian culture in a fascinating journey of custom and rituals across the Maghreb and Mali.
Cast
Rahma Benhamou el Madani
Amazigh Kateb Crew
Screenwriter: Rahma Benhamou El Madani
DOP: Rahma Benhamou El Madani
Editor: Yanis Polinacci
Production Company(ies):
Plein Cadres
All Cuts Studio
Lotus Films
Awman Production
Producer(s):
Rahma Benhamou El Madani
World premiere - Dubai International Film Festival 2010
MESA Film Festival, Arizona, USA 2010
Southern Appalachian International Film Festival (SOAPIFF) 2011
Montreal World Film Festival, Canada 2011
African Diaspora International Film Festival 2011
SANFIC (Santiago International Film Festival), Chile 2011