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Between Us and the World (2026)

Between Us and the World (2026)

Documentary

Youth from Laayoune revisit locations that may have appeared in 1950s archival footage, speaking of life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.

Release Date: 2026, October 1
Directors: Wallace Minchong Li
Countries: Western Sahara, United Kingdom, Morocco
Production: Latina Tongtong Li

Overview:

European archival footage from the 1950s documents the life of indigenous, nomadic Sahrawi children and youth in Western Sahara / Morocco. Seventy years later, local youth from Laayoune (El Aaiún) revisit locations that may have appeared in the footage. From ocean to desert to oasis, under trembling starlight, they share their thoughts on life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.