Hakim Belabbes

Hakim Belabbes

Born 20 February 1961 in Boujad, Morocco

Hakim Belabbes is a Moroccan-American independent filmmaker. He was born in the Moroccan town of Boujad, where his father owned the only movie theatre. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in American and African literature in 1983 from Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco, and a graduate degree in film and video from Columbia College in Chicago, where he now teaches film direction and production.

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Belabbes has produced and directed more than 10 films and received several awards.

Director

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1992
Boujad: A Nest in the Heat Director
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2006
Why O' Sea? Director
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2003
Threads Director
These Hands
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TBA
These Hands Director

Writer

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2003
Threads Writer
The Story of M
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2023
The Story of M Screenplay
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2022
Collapsed Walls Writer
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2012
Defining Love: A Failed Attempt Writer

Actor

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1992
Boujad: A Nest in the Heat Himself
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2012
Dubai Winter Diary VI: Light and Reflections Self

Editor

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2022
Collapsed Walls Editor
Boiling Dreams
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2011
Boiling Dreams Editor

Crew

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2017
Crossing the Seventh Gate Cinematography