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Chikha

Chikha

Director: AYOUB LAYOUSSIFI, ZAHOUA RAJI

Duration: 0:24:00

Country: Morocco

Language: Arabic, French

FATINE, a young girl of 17, lives with her mother, NADIA – who is a chikha(1)¬ - in Azemmour, Morrocco. She has just passed her baccalaureate exams and she’s torn between two opposing paths: either committing to the family’s artistic tradition, or a more risk-averse life with her boyfriend, who scorn her heritage.



(1) singer and dancer of ‘Aïta’, popular Moroccan music.

Screening Information

Block B: What About Home?
Date: October 18, 2025
Time: 3:15 PM
Venue: Sherbino
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