Upheaval and Diversity – The Moroccan Film Days

Morocco was in the grip of upheaval long before it too came into the focus of the current protests in North Africa. For a good 20 years now, a reform process combined with a new openness has been in progress with an emphasis on increased opportunities for social and political participation on the part of the individual. This shift has also been reflected in art and culture, with concerns such as the need to come to terms with the history of political prisoners in Morocco, the life of street children, women’s rights, the dismantling of patriarchal structures, rampant corruption, the relationship to the Jewish minority and to Berber culture, migration and many young people's dream of a better life across the Strait of Gibraltar all being addressed.