Western Sahara Movies

  • 2012
    Testimony of a martir

    Testimony of a martir

    Testimony of a martir

    02012HD

    The story of the film is inspired by the reality of the suffering of the Sahrawi people under Moroccan occupation.

    Testimony of a martir
  • 2026
    Between Us and the World

    Between Us and the World

    Between Us and the World

    02026HD

    European archival footage from the 1950s documents the life of indigenous, nomadic Sahrawi children and youth in Western Sahara / Morocco. Seventy...

    Between Us and the World
  • 2018
    I wait

    I wait

    I wait

    02018HD

    Is already 40 years since the saharawi population became refugee in Algeria because of the Moroccan occupation. While the POLISARIO government tries...

    I wait
  • 2019
    Atil

    Atil

    Atil

    02019HD

    Atil, a documentary on the life of the Saharawis in the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria. In the camps there are no limits, since creativity and...

    Atil
  • 2017
    Barber shop

    Barber shop

    Barber shop

    02017HD

    In Smara refugee camp, barber Mohammed treats customers of different generations.

    Barber shop
  • 2009
    Thaidina, music in the desert

    Thaidina, music in the desert

    Thaidina, music in the desert

    02009HD

    A documentary that shows the current state of territorial limbo in which the Sahrawi people live through the gaze of those who arrive and leave,...

    Thaidina, music in the desert
  • 2017
    Western Sahara determined

    Western Sahara determined

    Western Sahara determined

    02017HD

    Western Sahara is one of the most heavily mined territories in the world following decades of conflict with its neighbours. Despite a 1991 ceasefire,...

    Western Sahara determined
  • 2020
    Searching for Tirfas

    Searching for Tirfas

    Searching for Tirfas

    02020HD

    When you are born in refugee camps, you grow up dreaming that one day you will live in your homeland, and as time goes on, this never goes beyond...

    Searching for Tirfas
  • 2014
    Legna

    Legna

    Legna

    82014HD

    "Legna: speak the Saharawi verse" is an audiovisual poetry story that traces the essential elements of the Saharawi culture, chaining the verses...

    Legna
  • 2019
    R1514, the waiting

    R1514, the waiting

    R1514, the waiting

    02019HD

    The documentary show us their hard work in order to live with dignity and the importance of education and the position of woman, both key facts in...

    R1514, the waiting
  • 2017
    Bidun Hawiya

    Bidun Hawiya

    Bidun Hawiya

    02017HD

    Bidun Hawiya is a documentary short film that intends to make society reflect on the Sahrawi people’s loss of identity, as they are forced to...

    Bidun Hawiya
  • 2010
    The mirror bird

    The mirror bird

    The mirror bird

    02010HD

    Bubisher, as well as being 'the bird of luck', is a word loaded with literary meaning in Spanish in the Sahrawi refugee camps of Tindouf. Seeing the...

    The mirror bird
  • 2011
    Gdeim Izik: catalyst of the Arab Spring

    Gdeim Izik: catalyst of the Arab Spring

    Gdeim Izik: catalyst of the Arab Spring

    02011HD

    This documentary illustrates the story of Gdeim Izik through the voices of the Sahrawis themselves, giving personal accounts of how the camp was...

    Gdeim Izik: catalyst of the Arab Spring
  • 2009
    Letter

    Letter

    Letter

    02009HD

    A young girl, frustrated with the never-ending peace process, hopes to hand over a letter containing her suffering and dreams of independence to the...

    Letter
  • 2020
    Sahrawi, welcome

    Sahrawi, welcome

    Sahrawi, welcome

    02020HD

    "We used to travel trough Sahara in quest for clouds. We did not depend on no airplanes, nor cars, just on our camels” Sahrawi grandpas recall...

    Sahrawi, welcome
  • 2009
    DEHBA

    DEHBA

    DEHBA

    02009HD

    Reflects the daily life of a child in a Sahrawi school

    DEHBA
  • 2020
    Toufa

    Toufa

    Toufa

    02020HD

    Toufa recreates the beginnings of the Sahrawi population’s arrival in the Hamada’s arid desert. This short film tells of the suffering of...

    Toufa
  • 2018
    In the Devil's garden

    In the Devil's garden

    In the Devil's garden

    02018HD

    The film situates the viewer within a makeshift space of an animal market in Algeria. Drifting between feeding and waiting, one attunes to the bodies...

    In the Devil's garden
  • 2010
    The white melpha

    The white melpha

    The white melpha

    02010HD

    A white melfa (Sahrawi traditional dress) contains the written desires of a group of young Sahrawi women.

    The white melpha
  • 2010
    Sahrawi women in the occupied territories

    Sahrawi women in the occupied territories

    Sahrawi women in the occupied territories

    02010HD

    Equipe Media presents a short film about the history and situation of Sahrawi women.

    Sahrawi women in the occupied territories