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Six and Twelve (1968)

Six and Twelve (1968)

Documentary
Release Date: 1968, January 2
Directors: Mohamed Abderrahman Tazi, Ahmed Bouanani, Abdelmajid Rechiche
Countries: Morocco
Production: Centre Cinématographique Marocain, Centre Cinématographique Marocain

Overview:

Six and Twelve is one of a series of short films and documentaries produced under the auspices of the Centre Cinématographique Marocain in the years after Moroccan independence. While most of these were utilitarian in nature, Bouanani, Tazi, and Rechiche took a different route with this film, creating a modernist “city symphony” film that documented six hours in the life of the city of Casablanca. Combining a hard bebop soundtrack with stunning black and white cinematography and a radical editing style, the film stands as a document to the energetic experimentation of this period of Moroccan art and cinema.

Keywords:

casablanca, morocco