Yassine El IDRISSI (1983, Morocco) developed a passion for photography at the age of 16. He portrayed events in Morocco for several local newspapers and the Dutch news agency ANP. In 2009, he directed his first short documentary, Waiting for the Snow. El Idrissi was educated at the Netherlands Film Academy, where he received his Master's degree in 2013. The Iranian Film (2014) is his first feature film.

Yassine El Idrissi

Creative documentary about filmmaking in Morocco, by a filmmaker inspired by Iranian masters. He sets out to get his own film off the ground. On the way, he faces incomprehension, corruption and self-censorship. An ode to cinema, Iranian above all.

IFFR 2014

Iranian Film, The

Bright Future

The Iranian Film

Hassan (17) prepares to leave his mountain village in Morocco. He is going to his father in the Netherlands. But how do you leave your home, and what do you take with you?

IFFR 2025
30 Jan – 9 Feb 2025

Yassine El Idrissi

Filmography

Yassine El Idrissi at IFFR

The Iranian Film

Honey and Old Cheese