Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film

Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film


180: Asmae El Moudir on "The Mother of All Lies"

March 28, 2024

"The Mother of All Lies" won the Cannes Film Festival directing prize for Un Certain Regard and was Morocco's official submission for the Oscars. First time filmmaker Asmae El Moudir discusses how she overcame obstacles in the eight year experience of making the film.

Host Thom Powers interviewed Asmae in front of a live audience at the CPH:DOX festival. Watch the film's trailer.

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