10:30–12:45 am

Shorts + Student Voting & Discussion

Collateral, Yazid Yettou, Algeria, 20 min

A Tuareg village near the Malian border faces unexpected consequences when a drone crashes nearby. 

Who Cares About Chimène, Sarah Bouzi, France-Algeria, 20 min

A young girl struggles to make sense of her family’s sudden departure for Algeria, while her questions go unheard. 

Aztta, Boutaina Cheraibi & Nadia Bouhyadi, Morocco, 25 min

Houria, an Amazigh girl torn between schooling and traditional tapestry-making, discovers unsettling truths in her craft. 

Bled el Siba, Ro Caminal, Spain/Morocco, 24 min

An experimental documentary tracing colonial legacies and neoliberal control in the Moroccan Rif through women’s poetic traditions. 

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​Students will vote for the best short, 

followed by a discussion with Brahim El Guabli,

a leading scholar in Amazigh studies. 

 

2:15–4:25 pm

Tighrist/Threads of Exile, Samia Dzaïr, Algeria-Saudia Arabia, 3 min

A poetic reflection on weaving, exile, and memory, rooted in Algerian textile traditions. 

Zerzura, Christopher Kirkley, Niger, 87 min

A genre-defying “acid Western” following a young man’s surreal journey across the Sahara in search of a mythical oasis, blending Tuareg folklore with modern migration themes. ​

 

4:35–5:20 pm

Live Music

Gnawa performance by Samir LanGus trio

Grammy-nominated percussion, saxophone, guembri, and vocals. 

 

6:00–8:30 pm 

Sin Igharassen/Two Ways, Yassine Iguenfer, Morocco, 6 min

Set in 1975, two men confront personal and historical crossroads in southern Morocco. ​

Animalia, Sofia Alaoui, Morocco, 90 min

Itto, a young Amazigh woman from modest origins, navigates love, family tensions, and societal expectations in the Atlas Mountains, as her pregnancy coincides with mysterious cosmic events. ​