Bio

Hind Benchekroun is writer and a filmmaker. She co-wrote and was assistant director of Production Multi-Monde's Musiques Rebelles Québec (2002) and as a line producer of Musiques Rebelles Americas. Hind began her career in cinema as production assistant to Ian Boyd at Films de l'isle after completing a Master's degree in communication.

Works

Xalko

  • 2018
  • Sami Mermer, Hind Benchekroun

This film looks at Xalko, a kurdish village in Turkey, threatened by exodus. Deserted by its men who have gone to Europe or America, Xalko still survives thanks to those who keep the fort: mothers and children who do what it takes to keep it alive. It looks at migration from those left behind.

A group of people in a dusty field standing and holding hands in a semi circle

Turtles Do Not Die of Old Age

  • 2010
  • Hind Benchekroun, Sami Mermer

This film celebrates longevity by introducing us to three colorful characters living in Morocco.

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The Little Girl From Before ( La Petite fille d'avant )

  • 2005
  • Hind Benchekroun

After 15 years of living in Montréal, Hind returns to Morocco, her country of origin.

La Petite fille d'avant