6 Months and 1 Day
Qumra Projects
/ Short Narrative / Morocco, France
In Arabic, French
Interests: Drama
Rated: This film has not been rated.
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Synopsis
Aziz, an old retired Moroccan immigrant, finds out that his pension got withheld because he spent more than six months outside of France. As a consequence, he must confront his landlord who wants him out of the property he built and dearly loves in Marseille. Inspired by the lives of “Chibanis” across France, ‘Six Months and One Day’ raises the question of where is home for a people who built a society but are invisible to it?
About the Director
Yassine Ouahrani is a French-Moroccan filmmaker, and graduate of communication from Northwestern University in Qatar. He was a two-time Studio20Q grant recipient for two short narrative films and received recognition from the university’s annual Media Awards for his short film ‘Noor’. His work revolves around Arab culture and identity with an emphasis on diaspora through contemporary and periodical pieces. He is currently working on the short film ‘6 Months and One Day’, and developing his first feature-length film about his grandfather’s life as an immigrant wrestler in France.