In this conversation recorded in front of a live audience at the 2024 Sheffield DocFest, Alisa and Topiary discuss the extraordinary hybrid documentary The Mother of All Lies with its acclaimed first time director from Morocco, Asmae El Moudir.

In this conversation recorded in front of a live audience at the 2024 Sheffield DocFest, Alisa and Topiary discuss the extraordinary hybrid documentary The Mother of All Lies with its acclaimed first time director from Morocco, Asmae El Moudir.

In this conversation recorded in front of a live audience at the 2024 Sheffield DocFest, Alisa and Topiary discuss the extraordinary hybrid documentary The Mother of All Lies&nbsp;with its acclaimed first time director from Morocco, Asmae El Moudir.

A Conversation with Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir about her film "The Mother of All Lies"

This audio podcast is a four episode series focusing on current themes and debates in the documentary studies field— bringing together the voices of filmmakers and scholars to discuss recent international documentary filmmaking and new critical writing about that work. 

The title of our podcast: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, refers to the game “20 questions” where players have 20 chances to guess a concept from the first question: “is it animal, vegetable or mineral?” alluding to the many different forms that documentary can take.

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This audio podcast is a four episode series focusing on current themes and debates in the documentary studies field— bringing together the voices of filmmakers and scholars to discuss recent international documentary filmmaking and new critical writing about that work. The title of our podcast: Animal, Vegetable, Mineral, refers to the game “20 questions” where players have 20 chances to guess a concept from the first question: “is it animal, vegetable or mineral?” alluding to the many different forms that documentary can take.

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A Conversation with Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir about her film "The Mother of All Lies"

A Conversation with Moroccan director Asmae El Moudir about her film "The Mother of All Lies"