title: Before the Dying of the Light
text: # Before the Dying of the Light
  
  Before the Dying of the Light (Arabic: قبل زحف الظلام, Tifinagh: ⵓⵜⵔ ⴷⴻⵔⵜ ⵜⵉⴼⵔⵙ) is a 2020 documentary film directed and produced by Moroccan filmmaker Ali Essafi.
  
  ## Synopsis
  
  The documentary chronicles the revolution of Moroccan avant-garde cinema in the 1970s under Hassan II's repressive reign, through a collage of archival footage, posters and magazine covers, jazz music, and animations.
  
  ## Awards and accolades
  
  | Award | |
  | - | - |
  | IDFA ReFrame Award for Creative Use of Archive | Nominated |
  | IDFA Award for Best Mid-Length Documentary | Nominated |
  