Asmae El Moudir’s The Mother of All Lies revisits a painful chapter in Moroccan history, blending personal memory with collective experience and weaving together documentary, visual art, and storytelling. At its core, the film stages a confrontation within the director’s own family, as they grapple with what has been lost and the consequences that continue to shape their lives.

Told with honesty and striking artistry, the film reconstructs fragments of the past—its places, people, stories, and secrets—as miniature models. Through this process, it carries viewers on a journey through loss, absence, and revelation, toward a reckoning and a fragile reconciliation: with oneself, with family, and with a moment in history that left its mark on an entire society.

The film is in Moroccan Arabic with subtitles in Modern Standard Arabic and English. A discussion with the director will follow the screening.

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