Screening-discussion with filmmaker Abd Elilah El Jouahri at UEMF

As part of its Lecture Series, the Euromed University of Fes hosted, on Wednesday April 9, 2025, the Moroccan filmmaker Abd Elilah El Jouahri for a screening-discussion around his film L’Esclave, released in 2023.

Director, film critic and President of the l’Union des Réalisateurs et Auteurs Marocains, Mr. El Jouahri also holds a doctorate in cinema, focusing on « Space in cinema through examples of Moroccan films ». He is the author of several reference works, including "Le cinéma des pays en développement entre marginalisation et affirmation de soi and "Ouarzazate, un espace pour le cinéma". His filmography includes numerous award-winning fiction films and documentaries, among them "La Danseuse", "Eau et Sang", "Rajaa, la fille du Mellah", "Hala Madrid, Visca Barça", "La Fenêtre du paradis" and "Le Mariage de Si Tayeb".

His latest film, L’Esclave, boldly addresses the question of voluntary enslavement through the journey of Ibrahim, a young man in search of a master. The power of the story also rests on the performances of its actors, notably Saad Mouaffak in the lead role, accompanied by Omar Lotfi, Sahar Seddiki, Naima Ilyas, Ismail Abou-El-Kanater, Mohamed El Atir and Hajar Chergui.

The event concluded with a rich exchange with students, teachers and guests present, around the themes raised by the film and the contemporary issues of Moroccan cinema.