
Hakim Belabbes
Directing
Hakim Belabbes is a Moroccan-American independent filmmaker. He was born in the Moroccan town of Boujad, where his father owned the only movie theatre. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in American and African literature in 1983 from Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco, and a graduate degree in film and video from Columbia College in Chicago, where he now teaches film direction and production. Belabbes has produced and directed more than 10 films and received several awards.
Behind the camera
2022Collapsed Walls
Director & Writer
2017Sweat Rain
Director
2016The Weight Of The Shadow
Director
2012Defining Love: A Failed Attempt
Director & Writer
2009In Pieces
Director
2006Why O' Sea?
Director
2003Threads
Director & Writer
1999Whispers
Director
1992Boujad: A Nest in the Heat
Director

Games and Children’s Dreams
Director