Facing the Unexpected April 20 2023 | New York Forum of Amazigh Film

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April 20, 2023 10:30-12:45 Argu Omar Belkacemi, Algeria, 2021, 97 min Koukou lives with his parents and siblings in the high mountains of Kabylia. Unapologetically different, Koukou is forced into a mental asylum by his father. When Mahmoud, the brother, returns from the city, he leads a fight for acceptance of Koukou in the family and community. Q&A Habiba Boumlik, Kai Krienke, and Yahya Laayouni, Bloomsburg University, PA 2:00-3:30 Seeds of Memory Philos Belliti, Morocco, Short, documentary, 9 min When the Akrich Jewish cemetery owners in exile offered land for an fruit tree nursery, its faithful Muslim guardian, and the neighboring Achbarou Women’s Cooperative became leaders in a model for sustainable interfaith Morocco. A project of the High Atlas Foundation. What if the Goats Die Sofia Alaoui, Morocco, Short, sci-fi, 2020, 23 min A young shepherd named Abdellah, living in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, must brave his father’s harsh authority and the snow to buy food and save

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