In Meknes, at the music conservatory, master Hadj Hoceine Toulali evokes some rules governing malhoune , a sung dialect word, imbued by the intimate links it maintains with the social and artisanal life of the city.

In Morocco, the art and craft of beautification is essentially in the hands of a woman known in the north of the country as a "ziyanna" (beautician) and everywhere else as a "neggaffa." A central figure in the lives of Moroccan women, the "neggaffa" accompanies all beauty rituals. She is an accomplished artist, a creator of living, ephemeral tableaux. Hajja Khadifa, mistress of the "neggaffates" of Casablanca, and her aunt Fanida share some of their knowledge with us.

A documentary exploring Izza Génini’s intimate relationship to places, people and events in a mutual recognition through unpublished rushes.

A documentary exploring Izza Génini’s intimate relationship to places, people and events in a mutual recognition through unpublished rushes.

Documentary on aïta, a Bedouin musical style that originated in the countryside of Morocco. Women aïta singers are shown performing and discussing their nomadic lifestyle and profession.

In this film, Marrakech is filled with music, from women singing, dancing and drumming in their homes, to shopkeepers in the old market of Jamaa El-Fna, leaving their shops to follow groups of musicians through the allies of the old city.

Film documents the rituals, spiritual customs, music and dance of the Gnaouas, the African religious group originally brought into Morocco centuries ago. Also contains footage of the slaughter of a sheep.

A portrait of the groundbreaking Moroccan band Nass El Ghiwane, documenting a series of electrifying live performances in Tunisia, Morocco, and France; on the streets of Casablanca; and in intimate conversations. Storytellers through song and traditional instruments, and with connections to political theatre, the band became a local phenomenon and an international sensation, thanks to their rebellious lyrics and sublime, fully acoustic sound, which draws on Berber rhythms, Malhun sung poetry, and Gnawa dances.

Daily life in the Aït Bouguemez Valley is documented in this film by Izza Génini. Nestled in the Atlas mountains, the residents of this small village work the land in time with the natural rhythms of the landscape. Sound and tempo are part of the composition of daily life where ancient celebrations are passed down through generations.

In south Marrakesh, Morocco, amidst the olive groves lies the village of Oulad Moumen where Habiba and Yossef Edery began their family in the 1920s. Genini, the youngest of the nine Edery children, organized a family reunion in 1992.