Asmae El Moudir

Asmae El Moudir is a Moroccan film director, screenwriter and producer. She studied at La Fémis in Paris and holds a master's degree in production and a bachelor’s degree in documentary cinema. Asmae has directed short films, and her films have won awards at festivals worldwide. She completed the Al Jazeera television documentary, The Postcard, in 2020. THE MOTHER OF ALL LIES is her first theatrical feature film. It received its world premiere at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Directing Prize in Un Certain Regard as well as the golden eye for Best Documentary. Asmae is nominated for the PGA Award and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Doc. Most recently, she won the IDA Award for Best Director.

Location: France