Animalia
Description
In this wide-ranging debut, mysterious green apparitions above a remote Moroccan lake bring chaos to the world around pregnant Itto. Married into a wealthy family, she feels like an interloper in her in-laws’ grand house but she is alone when the strange celestial event occurs. As army trucks rush in, Itto–determined to save her unborn child—embarks on a dangerous journey to reunite with her husband. Animalia encompasses multiple genres, including road-trip and sci-fi movies, while also diving deeply into themes of faith and class, hitting all its notes with perfect pitch. As Itto, Oumaïma Barid expertly reveals the character’s resolve to digest the enigmas she encounters without letting them deter her from her path.
French-Moroccan filmmaker makes her feature debut with Animalia, which won a special jury award for creative vision at the Sundance Film Festival. Her short films include Children of Nablus (2015), Ghost Mode (2018), and So What If the Goats Die (2020), winner of a César Award for Best Short Film.
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Film Details
LanguageFrench, Arabic, Berber
Original Language TitleParmi Nous
Year2023
PremiereCalifornia
Runtime90
CountryFrance, Morocco, Qatar
DirectorSofia Alaoui
ProducerMargaux Lorier, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barra
Executive ProducerMargaux Lorier, Toufik Ayadi, Christophe Barral
WriterSofia Alaoui
EditorHéloïse Pelloquet
CinematographerNoé Bach
MusicAmine Bouhafa
CastOumaïma Barid, Mehdi Dehbi, Fouad Oughaou
Print SourceTotem Filmshello@totem-films.comhttps://www.totem-films.com
Closed CaptionsClosed Captions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently confirmed and will be updated. For any questions about accessibility at SFFILM Events, please email ADA@SFFilm.org.
