
Izza Génini
Directing
Izza Génini was born in Casablanca, Morocco, in 1942 to a Jewish family. After studying literature and foreign languages at the Sorbonne and the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales, both in Paris, Génini decided to enter cinema. In 1973, she founded SOGEAV for the distribution of French films in French speaking African nations, distribution of African films abroad, and the production of films El Hal and Transes, the latter of the two directed by Ahmed El Maanouni. Martin Scorsese would later remaster this film in his World Cinema Project, with an interview with Génini included on the disk. In 1987, Génini began the production of a documentary series on traditional Moroccan music called Maroc, corps et âme, or Morocco, Body and Soul, containing fifteen parts.
Behind the camera
2022My Thursday Souk
Director & Writer
2007A Nuba of Gold and Light
Director & Writer
1999Drums Beating
Director & Writer
1997Pour le Plaisir des Yeux
Director
1997Moussem
Director & Writer
1994Return to Oulad Moumen
Director
1993Vibrations in Upper Atlas
Director
1993NUPTIALES EN MOYEN ATLAS
Director
1989Malhoune
Director
1989Gnaouas
Director
1989Rhythms of Marrakech
Director
1989Des Luths et Délices
Director
1988Aïta
Director
1988Hymns of Praise
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