Soukayna Essaidi

Soukayna, a 21-year-old filmmaker from Morocco, a recent graduate from Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, earned a Bachelor's degree in Communication Studies with a concentration in Media Production. She is passionate about visual storytelling and concluded her academic journey at Al Akhawayn with a documentary that served both as a capstone project and a personal testament of her Amazigh roots. Soukayna aimed to amplify the voices of the Amazighs (the indigenous people of North Africa) through her film.

Works showcased at MENA:

A Tale of The Man & The Land
Documentary
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Short
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12
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Three Amazighs from Tafraout evoke through their stories what hometown and belonging means to them.