{"id":314987,"date":"2025-11-26T15:22:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/314987\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T15:22:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T15:22:09","slug":"autlook-boards-latest-doc-from-trailblazer-asmae-el-moudir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/314987\/","title":{"rendered":"Autlook Boards Latest Doc From Trailblazer Asmae El Moudir"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAutlook Filmsales has boarded \u201cDon\u2019t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,\u201d a hybrid documentary from trailblazing Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir<\/a>, whose \u201cThe Mother of All Lies\u201d won Cannes\u2019 best documentary award, as well as the Un Certain Regard directing prize. Currently in production, the project will screen as a work-in-progress at the Marrakech Film Festival<\/a>\u2019s Atlas Workshops<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n

\n\tBlending extensive family archives with striking and surreal location work, the film retraces the life of Fatimazahra, a young woman born with a rare genetic disorder that made exposure to sunlight deadly. She lived a parallel, nocturnal existence and founded a community known as the Children of the Moon. Following her death in 2023, the group traveled to Norway\u2019s Lofoten Islands to live beneath the polar night, seeking a world where darkness offers safety. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cWe\u2019re talking about a rare disease with a very strong antagonist: the sun,\u201d says El Moudir. \u201cWhat normally represents joy becomes a source of danger. For this community, light can kill. In that sense, the project is like a vampire film made real. We\u2019re exploring how this hidden community lives among us \u2014 a community most people don\u2019t even know exists \u2014 but I don\u2019t want to portray them as victims.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI\u2019m always looking to find fantasy in reality,\u201d she continues. \u201cWhat is real for some is science fiction for others. I explore romantic relationships between people who live in a world that, for you and me, looks like science fiction. They go out wearing astronaut helmets, day or night, yet for them, this is normal life. How do they see each other? How do they form love and connection within this community after the death of their leader, Fatimazahra?\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tEl Moudir also produces alongside Emma Lepers of Haut et Court Doc, Monica Hellstr\u00f6m of Str\u00f6m Pictures and the Lofoten Film Collective. Delivery is slated for 2027.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAfter our first collaboration on \u2018The Mother of All Lies,\u2019 continuing our partnership with Asmae felt completely natural,\u201d says Autlook Filmsales CEO Stephanie Fuchs. \u201cFrom our earliest conversations, it was clear she was embarking on another bold and visually striking project, bringing young adults to the forefront who have been hidden away from society for most of their lives. With producer Emma Lepers and co-producer Monica Hellstr\u00f6m on board, it\u2019s truly a dream setup, and we can\u2019t wait to see Asmae\u2019s unique vision unfold \u2014 one we\u2019re certain buyers and festivals will be just as eager to discover.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tEl Moudir ushered \u201cThe Mother of All Lies\u201d through the Atlas Workshops, first participating as a development project in 2019 before winning the top post-production prize in 2021. As well as its Cannes haul, the hybrid documentary won best film at the Sydney Film Festival and more than 30 international prizes, before making history as the first Moroccan film to win Marrakech\u2019s prestigious \u00c9toile d\u2019Or. The film was also shortlisted in the international features section of the Oscars in 2024.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAsmae began that film without a producer,\u201d says Marrakech artistic director R\u00e9mi Bonhomme. \u201cShe has become an emblematic figure in Morocco because she truly paved the way for a new generation of filmmakers, showing them what is possible. We created the Atlas program to support very young filmmakers who are not yet at the stage where they can present their projects on the international market, but who need guidance at the earliest steps of development and a better understanding of how the industry functions. \u2018The Mother of All Lies\u2019 became a turning point, opening doors for filmmakers and producers who previously felt excluded from the possibility of creating films capable of such global reach.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Autlook Filmsales has boarded \u201cDon\u2019t Let the Sun Go Up on Me,\u201d a hybrid documentary from trailblazing Moroccan…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":314988,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[162050,162051,44884,88,162052,206],"class_list":["post-314987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-asmae-el-moudir","tag-atlas-workshops","tag-documentaries-to-watch","tag-entertainment","tag-marrakech-film-festival","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=314987"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/314987\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/314988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=314987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=314987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=314987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}