Bouchra(2025)
Shot using 3D animation, Orian Barki and Meriam Bennani’s singular and affecting debut feature Bouchra combines documentary techniques with an inventive narrative structure, exploring the relationship between Bouchra, a queer Moroccan Coyote filmmaker, and her cardiologist mother (also a Coyote), who lives in Casablanca.
Movie: Bouchra
Top 10 Billed Cast
Bouchra (voice)
Nabila (voice)
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Video: Trailer - SGIFF 2025 [ENG SUB]
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Trailer - SGIFF 2025 [ENG SUB]
Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani, John Michael Boling, and Jason Coombs on Bouchra
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Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani, John Michael Boling, and Jason Coombs on Bouchra - Featurette
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