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Between Two Shores: Voices of Moroccan Women
September 24, 20147:00 p.m.
MADRID
Casa Árabe Auditorium (at Calle Alcalá, 62).
7:00 p.m.
Free entrance until the event’s capacity is reached.
Casa Árabe and the Association of Arab Artists in Spain, 3AE, present this documentary
The presentation includes the participation of Hicham Malayo, director of this documentary and the president of 3AE; Ruth Miras, an Art Historian and multidisciplinary art creator; Omnia Nour, a member of the Human Rights Association in Madrid and a member of the Islamic feminist movement; Zoubida Barik, a lawyer and intercultural mediator and researcher, and Sara Bint Said, a specialist in international law and a member of the Human Rights Association.
The event is presented by Nuria Medina, Casa Árabe’s Coordinator of Cultural Programs.
Entre dos orillas (Between Two Shores, Hicham Malayo, Spain, 2013, 25 min.) shows the reality of six women of Moroccan origin who have chosen different towns in Valencia as their place of residence. Through the testimony of Naíma, Hafida, Amina, Souhaila, Jihan and Hanna, we discover their experiences in their country of origin and in their current country, as well as their everyday hopes and struggles.
This documentary was produced as part of a project to increase awareness about the integration of Moroccan women in Spain. It was financed by the Autonomous Regional Government of Valencia, the Provincial Government of Valencia and the Municipal Government of Torrent, and developed by the Association of Arab Artists in Spain, 3AE. The documentary was awarded with the prize for best screenplay at the Fourth Edition of the International Festival of Short-subject and Documentary Films of Casablanca (Morocco-2014).
The 3AE Association was created in late 2009 as a result of different gatherings for both entertainment and art amongst various Arab artists residing mainly in Madrid and Barcelona. The idea came about with the sole objective of promoting Arab artistic creativity and the union of all the artists who had taken up residence in Spain. www.3ae.es