1) Bottles

Morocco

18 minutes

Director Yassine EL Idrissi

Yassine el Idrissi (1983, Morocco) He was a journalist for several Moroccan (Al Masae) and international newspapers. In 2009, he made his first short documentary, Waiting for the snow. In 2013 he graduated from the Netherlands Film Academy. Today he devotes himself to directing. These films have been screened in more than 140 festivals (Rotterdam Film Festival, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, etc.).

Plot:

Said, a 13 year old boy in the old Medina of Rabat, has a side job collecting empty beer bottles to buy food for a dog he is hiding. Said finds keeping the dog he rescued conflicting with his family, friends, and religious tradition.