Nadir Bouhmouch is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and photographer based in Marrakech. In 2011, Nadir directed and produced his first film, 'My Makhzen & Me,' a web documentary about Morocco’s February 20th uprising. Nadir’s other works include 'Timnadin N Rif,' a performative documentary produced collectively by the community of Imider in southeastern Morocco; and 'Paradises of the Earth,' a short web documentary series on the environmental causes of the Tunisian revolution. Currently touring at film festivals, his latest work and first feature, 'Amussu' is also produced collectively by the community of Imider and is about their eight-year long revolt against Africa’s biggest silver mine. In addition to his work in film, Nadir is also a researcher, activist and writer focusing on film criticism and revolutionary film theory but also on rural uprisings, land rights and environmental justice in Morocco’s marginalised regions. His written work has been published in Aljazeera, the Middle East Eye, Counterpunch and Jadaliyya.
