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In Morocco, a “white marriage” is a fake marriage between a Moroccan and a European in order to obtain a residence permit and citizenship in a European country.

Ya Benti

Anissa Allali 's

Sabrina is about to marry Younes, a marriage that means everything to her mother and grandmother. But on the eve of this engagement, Sabrina retreats.

Bridals in Moyen Atlas - Berber earth airs - Part 2

Izza Génini 's

In the Middle Atlas, around Khenifra, the Zayane and Ichker tribes gather for the representation of the mythical wedding of Asli and Taslit, the Bride and the Bride. Symbols of the living forces of vegetation, they embody all the hopes of fertility and fecundity that the community sings and dances, in the Awache, in front of the immense Berber tents.

For the pleasure of the eyes

Izza Génini 's

In Morocco, the art and the way to embellish is essentially in the hands of a woman called in the north of the country “ziyanna” (the embellisher), everywhere else: “neggaffa”. A central figure in the life of the Moroccan woman, the “neggaffa” accompanies all beauty rituals. Hajja Khadifa, mistress of the neggaffates of Casablanca and her aunt Fanida content us with a part of their knowledge.

Biography:

After studying at the École des Langues Orientales, Izza Génini is responsible for the external relations of the Festivals de cinéma de Tours et d’Annecy, then is the director of the private screening room, Club 70.

From 1973, she specializes in documentaries devoted to aspects of Moroccan culture and society. She directed the series Morocco, Body and Soul.

Izza Génini