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Farida Benlyazid

Overview

Farida Benlyazid (born March 18, 1948, Tangier, Morocco) is a Moroccan scriptwriter, producer, production manager, novelist, and director. She began working in the field of cinema and cinematic production in the seventies. According to Sandra Gayle Carter, author of What Moroccan Cinema? : A Historical and Critical Study, Benlyazid continues to be one of the few Moroccan women in the field. From the start of her career up until 2003, she was the only female filmmaker in Morocco. Benlyazid's films, novel adaptations, documentaries and scripts have garnered much international recognition. She has become known for representing the struggles and obstacles faced by Moroccan women and incorporating her own personal experiences into her scripts and films.

Carter further states that the relationships between gender, society, and religion are articulated in Benlyazid's work, which represents women as multi-dimensional and individualist, each defined by their own age, class, and personal and cultural upbringing.

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Directing
2013 Frontiers Directing Director N/A
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2007 Casanayda! Directing Director N/A
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2005 The Wretched Life of Juanita Narboni Directing Director N/A
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2002 Casablanca, Casablanca Directing Director 59
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2000 Niya Taghlab Directing Director N/A
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1999 Women's Wiles Directing Director 59
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1995 Five Films for a Hundred Years Directing Director N/A
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1989 A Door to the Sky Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2013 Frontiers Writing Screenplay N/A
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2000 Niya Taghlab Writing Scenario Writer N/A
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1993 In Search of My Wife's Husband Writing Writer 59
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1989 Badis Writing Writer N/A
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1989 A Door to the Sky Writing Writer N/A
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