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Written by Abdellah Zerouali
Who are we ?
Yes dear colleague and friend Driss Chouika. You are right to ask the question. I have not yet had the pleasure of seeing your play and it is a gap to fill. And if you will allow me, I ask myself the same question. To know who we are. You, me, and many other victims of a system that crushes us. You accused, rightly or wrongly, two individuals in charge of cinema and television. Do you really think they have their hands free and that they are the real decision makers? In addition, do you really believe that they are the only ones responsible for our failure? Criticism is good, but self-criticism is better.
According to the CCM's catalog, 100 filmmakers hold the professional identity card (CIP). However, those who have benefited or who still enjoy the favors of the help fund commissions can be counted on the fingertips. Once on the left hand and twice on the right one. Nothing to do with politics? Of course yes ! We do not want a social cinema that disturbs. We prefer to finance with public money a prestigious cinema that masks social realities and is better suited to the taste of our distinguished guests. Believe me, Driss Chouika, I am older than you in age and older in the profession. I have seen directors on the CCM and TVM. Some were good only to travel to Cairo to bring in singers to animate our national and annual festivities. An approach that Noureddine Sail did not share at the time (the 70s and 80s) because he said exactly this: "Ancient Greece had two epics, the Iliad and the Odyssey, but in Morocco there are every year ".
No, my dear friend, we must not reject the responsibility for our misfortunes solely on the "guardians". We have our share of responsibility in the weight that falls on the skull (mine is slippery as you know it). Everyone goes it alone and, despite the existence of our unions and our professional chambers, we are unable to form a common front and speak with one voice. !
