hicham lasri
DIRECTOR, WRITER & PRODUCER
MOROCCO
One of the most active Arab directors, Hicham
directs a film every year and is also involved in creating
art projects and television movies. His films
regularly show up at key festivals such as Berlinale
and TIFF including his latest film JAHILYA. With an
art-house sensibility, he is not afraid to tackle Arab
taboo topics including homosexuality, religion,
corruption and politics. Around 80,000 subscribers
follow his YouTube channel, which has attracted
more than 14 M views so far.