6.30pm, Cambridge Arts Picturehouse
FRAGMENTS
Director: Hakim Belabbes. Morocco. 2010. 90 mins.
Filmed over the course of ten years, FRAGMENTS is a deeply personal and autobiographical documentary that charts the lives of the Belabbes family through the transitions that life forces upon us; birth and growth, success and failure, aging and death. Inevitably, what also appears is the world that shapes this family – and in this way, the film presents a first-hand view of Moroccan society and culture.
This is also a recording of the first steps taken by the director into film and photography, documenting an incredible filmmaker finding his voice through the medium. Through his eyes, a beautiful and bravely human film emerges, showing how personal stories portrayed in film are able to expose universal issues that apply to us all.
Further Reading and Information
Trailer
“Morocco’s Vanishing Cinemas” article, Derek Workman, Lonely Planet
“Morocco Cinema: The Difficulty With Taboos article”, Irit Neidhardt, MoroccoBoard.com
