My Makhzen and Me (2012)
In the summer of 2011, Nadir Bouhmouch, a Moroccan student studying abroad in California returns to his home country and finds it in a state of turmoil. The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt had spread to Morocco. Organized by a group of students called the February 20th movement through Facebook, Twitter, Youtube and a website called Mamfakinch; People were flooding the streets and demanding change. But the Makhzen (the ruling elite) refuses to abandon it’s grasp. This film investigates what gave birth to the revolt and the obstacles it encounters on it’s struggle for freedom, democracy, human rights and an end to corruption and poverty. |
NEWSMAROC: NADIR BOUHMOUCH, LA BÊTE NOIRE DES DIRIGEANTS MAROCAINS
(SLATE AFRIQUE) Immergé dans les manifestations, ce jeune réalisateur rend hommage aux protestataires et dénonce l’emprise du Makhzen (l’élite dirigeante) sur son pays... « LES GENS NE DOIVENT PLUS AVOIR PEUR DU MAKHZEN » (LE SOIR) Durant l’été 2010, Nadir Bouhmouch, jeune réalisateur marocain s’est vu confisquer sa caméra dans un aéroport au Maroc. Bouleversé par la censure, il décide de filmer... DISCRETAS MANIFESTACIONES EN EL PRIMER ANiVERSARIO DEL MOVIMIENTO 20 DE FEBRERO (EL-MUNDO) A un año de su constitución, pierde fuerza en las calles marroquíes el Movimiento opositor 20 de Febrero. Animado por la Primavera Árabe, se gestó a través de Facebook para erradicar la corrupción en... MY MAKHZEN AND ME: UN MOUVEMENT, DES JEUNES, UN DOCUMENTAIRE (ARTISTHICK) Eté 2011. Nadir Bouhmouch, étudiant marocain à l’étranger revient à son pays d’origine, le Maroc. Le pays est en agitation, entre réformes et contestations, plus personne ne... EL DOCUMENTAL “MI MAKHZEN Y YO”, SOBRE EL MOVIMIENTO 20 DE FEBRERO EN MARRUECOS, SE ESTRENA SIMULTÁNEAMENTE EN VARIAS CIUDADES DEL MUNDO (ACSUR) Coincidiendo con el 1º aniversario del nacimiento del Movimiento 20 Febrero, que ha logrado poner sobre la mesa la falta de libertad, democracia y justicia social en Marruecos... MOROCCAN STRIFE CHRONICLED IN STUDENT FILM (THE DAILY AZTEC) The February 20 Movement for Change, an ongoing, activist-led uprising against Morocco’s Makhzen, or ruling elites, will commemorate its one-year anniversary Monday... FEBRUARY 20TH MOVEMENT IN RETROSPECT: THE TREACHEROUS PATH TO REFORM (AL-AKHBAR) Morocco, like its North African neighbors, has recently seen the rise of a leaderless pro-democracy movement. The February 20th Movement drew on inspirations from movements in Tunisia and Egypt, while adapting its message... |
