Two films by Arab women directors are sharing the L’Oeil d’or (Golden Eye) prize for the best documentary in Cannes. Four Daughters (Les Filles d’Olfa) by Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania and The Mother of All Lies (La Mère de tous les mensonges) by Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir were announced as the winners at a joint ceremony this morning at the Palais in Cannes. “It’s huge,” Ben Hania told Deadline after the announcement. “I’m very happy and I’m also very happy to share this prize with Asmae from Morocco.
And I think that it means something for the region, for the storytellers, for us women directors… It’s so special.” Both Ben Hania and El Moudir were on hand for the presentation at the Salon des Ambassadeurs.
It the second prize in two days for El Moudir. On Thursday, she won best director in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section. “It’s really important for my career.
Especially, because I did this film with my family, with my parents, who are here, and my grandmother who is 85 years old,” El Moudir told Deadline. “I give everything for this film since 2013.
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