Releasing on Jun 26, 2026
SummaryWrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in New York, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships ... Read More
Directed By:Meriem Bennani
Written By:Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani, Ayla Mrabet, Antonio Santini
Bouchra
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May 26, 2026
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Far from reiterating tired binaries – tradition versus modernity, elders versus youngsters – the film embraces the beauty of contradictions with open arms. Even when the possibility of reconciliation appears out of reach, it is the effort to communicate – whether through words or art – that brings peace.
May 26, 2026
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This whole world aesthetically presents itself like an R-rated, multi-cultural Zootopia (without the one-dimensional race allegory) that shifts between English, French, and Arabic. Rather than have a specific rhyme or reason for which characters are which, I imagine this stylistic choice was made to create a remove from reality while also playing with the notion of children’s stories using animals as a teaching tool. It probably also helped cajole friends and family to participate by voicing “themselves.”
May 26, 2026
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Between the animation style and the decidedly adult content, the film’s ultimate sweetness is completely disarming. It doesn’t come out of nowhere, though, as it’s rooted in the same emotional honesty that marks all of the film’s dialogue.
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Production Company:
- 2 Lizards Production
- Fondazione Prada
- Hi! Production
- SB Films
Release Date:Jun 26, 2026
Duration:1 h 23 m
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Awards
Entrevues Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
IndieLisboa International Independent Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Chicago International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination




























