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Once ... Agadir

Name: Once ... Agadir
Duration: 27 min

Jacques Bensimon

1971 | 27 min

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This short-length documentary takes us to Agadir, a city in Morocco that was struck by an earthquake in 1960. The film, made by an expatriate Moroccan who lost family and friends in the disaster, is a memorial to that tragedy and to the past he left behind when he came to North America. Partly allegorical, it employs varying techniques to offset reality from fantasy sequences.

This film contains scenes of violence. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Credits

director

Jacques Bensimon
executive producer

Tom Daly
photography

John Diebold
sound editing

Bill Graziadei

Norman Bigras
music

Art Phillips

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