Showtimes
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
11:00PM Oriental Theatre - Lubar Cinema (west)
Sunday, April 26, 2026
7:15PM Oriental Theatre - Abele Cinema (main)
Monday, April 27, 2026
9:45PM Downer Theatre - South Cinema
Description
Nine years removed from coming out as queer, Bouchra (who, yes, is a coyote) navigates the concrete jungle of New York City in search of inspiration, while also navigating a long distance relationship with her mother. Using vivid 3D animation and adapted from real phone calls made by the filmmaker's families, this singular, autobiographical debut blends documentary techniques with inventive narrative play. As Morocco’s first animated feature, BOUCHRA turns personal history into bold cinematic storytelling.
- Series
- GenreQueer Program – MFF26
- Cinema Hooligante Program – MFF26
- Year
- 2025
- Length
- 83 minutes
- Language
- Arabic, French, English
- Subtitles
- English
- Country
- Italy, Morocco, United States
- Directors
- Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
- Producer
- Filippo Fante
- Writers
- Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani, Ayla Mrabet
- Cinematographer
- John Michael Boling
- Editor
- Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
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