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Block Cinema, Global Perspectives

“Nothing is Lost, Nothing is Created”: Filmmaker Farida Benlyazid on “A Door to the Sky”

A pioneering work of Moroccan women’s cinema, A Door to the Sky (Bab Al-Sama Maftuh, 1988) by Farida Benlyazid is a powerful feminist tale of Islamic spiritual awakening and the interplay of cultural heritage and modern identity.  The Block Museum of Art screened the film in October 2022, in conjunction with its presentation of the […]

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