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In Your Eyes, I See My Country
In Your Eyes, I See My Country
In Your Eyes, I See My Country

From Jerusalem to Tangier & Tinghir: Moroccan Closing Night

New York Premiere

In Your Eyes, I See My Country

Directed by Kamal Hachkar

Produced by Kamal Hachkar

Documentary Feature

Morocco | 2019 | 75 min

In Hebrew, Arabic, and Berber

with English subtitles

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Summary

Neta Elkayam and Amit Haï Cohen live in Jerusalem, creating music that revisits their common Jewish-Moroccan heritage. In Your Eyes, I See My Country follows them as they journey for the first time to Morocco. In life, as on stage, they grapple with this dual identity and attempt to heal the wounds of exile carried by their parents. This intimate and musically rich documentary by NYSFF Rising Star Pomegranate Award Recipient, Kamal Hachkar (2015), aspires to build bridges between cultures.

Co-Presented by:

The Kivunim Institute Moroccan National Tourism Office Mimouna Association Israel Office of Culural Affairs USA Israel Morocco Business Council

Bios

Kamal Hachkar — Director & Producer

Kamal Hachkar is a French-Moroccan independent filmmaker. Born in Morocco, he left his native land with his mother at the age of 6 months to join his father who had immigrated to France. His childhood was punctuated by the frequent relocations of his father which engendered in him empathy feelings for the uprooted. Hachkar holds an MA in history from Sorbonne University and later became a history teacher. In 2012, he released his feature documentary TINGHIR JERUSALEM: ECHOS FROM THE MELLAH; this film has been selected at several international film festivals across the world, winning numerous awards and stirring a fruitful national debate in Morocco over the plurality of identity. As an NYSJFF alum, Kamal received the Rising Star Pomegranate Award in 2015.