The Narrow Frame of Midnight
New York African Film Festival 2015
May 6 - 12, 2015
Post-screening discussion with Tala Hadid, Danny Glover, Khalid Abdalla, and Adam Shatz
The intersecting journeys of three disparate characters—a young orphan, a writer in search of his brother, and the woman he left behind—leads audiences across Morocco, to Istanbul, the plains of Kurdistan, and beyond.
Post-screening discussion with Tala Hadid, Danny Glover, Khalid Abdalla, Adam Shatz
Aïcha, a young orphan, is found alone in the forests of central Morocco, after being taken from her home and sold to a petty criminal. Soon after escaping, she crosses paths with Zacaria, a Moroccan/Iraqi writer, who has left everything behind—including a passionate relationship with a teacher, Judith—to search for his missing brother. The trio’s intersecting journeys lead audiences across Morocco, to Istanbul, the plains of Kurdistan, and beyond.
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