Melillenses / Melilans

Film

by Moisés Salama

Details

Spain / 2004 / 76mins / Spanish

Julia steps into the labyrinth of Melilla, a Spanish enclave on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast, following the trail left behind by the fractured lives of Hassan, Yonaida, and Culi. Their voices join a chorus of others in an interwoven trajectory that crisscrosses time and space in this border city separating the North from the South, which uniquely embodies many of the key conflicts of our time: migratory movements vs. economic development, peaceful coexistence vs. the “clash of civilizations,” and the basic challenge of achieving harmony.

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About the Director

Moisés Salama

Moisés Salama has a degree in Modern History from the Faculty of Granada. He is an associate professor at the University of Granada focusing on the Theory and Practice of the Documentary and Fundamentals of Audio-visual Production. For several years he has been a tutor at UNED in Melilla where he runs his Film School. He has held management and leadership positions in several film events, and is currently responsible for programming and content for the Málaga Festival where he has coordinated several conferences about the documentary genre. He was also Coordinator of the Granada Festival Cines del Sur in its first years. He has directed several documentaries: Melillenses / Living in Melilla (2004), Una historia personal / A Personal History (2005), Atlas bereber / Berber Atlas (2008), Vibraciones / Vibrations (co-directed with Miguel Ángel Oeste, 2010), and Caballo de viento (2017). Learn More