Film Africa presents Everybody Loves Touda, directed by Nabil Ayouch (Mektoub) from a screenplay co-written with Maryam Touzani (The Blue Caftan).The film had its world premiere at the 77th Cannes Film Festival and it was selected as the Moroccan submission for the Best International Feature Film at the 97th Academy Awards.

Touda only dreams of one thing: being a Sheikha, a traditional Moroccan performer. She belts out songs about resistance, love and emancipation, passed down from generation to generation. Every evening, she performs in bars under the gaze of men in her tiny village while hoping for a better future for her and her son. Disrespected and shamed, she sets her sights on leaving for the bright lights of Casablanca…

Amidst a hypnotic soundscape of Moroccan music, Nabil Ayouch (Casablanca Beats) portrays a vibrant woman and mother.