Ali Essafi (; 1963 -) is a Moroccan

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Biography

Ali Essafi was born in Morocco in 1963. He studied psychology in France before delving into film creation.

Films

''Before the Dying of the Light''

'' Before the Dying of the Light'' is a feature-length

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directed by Essafi about art and culture in Morocco in the 1970s, before it was suppressed by

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. It focuses on Mostafa Derkaoui's film '' About Some Meaningless Events''. ''Before the Dying of the Light'' was shown at the Museum of Modern Art's 2021 Doc Fortnight festival.

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