FRAGMENTS FROM HEAVEN
(Documentary, 90’, Morocco)
Looking for stones in the desert of Morocco might seem ludicrous, unless those stones are celestial and able to change one’s life forever. That’s the story of Mohamed (a nomad), Abderrahmane (a scientist), and other Bedouins. They all search for the same stone, but each one has his own reasons.
Budget: 295.000€
Director and producer
An independent filmmaker born and living in Marrakech, Adnane Baraka studied Directing at the ESAV film school in Marrakech. In 2010, he directed his first short documentary, “Talbanine”, about a remote and isolated school in the mountains. In 2019, he completed his first full-length documentary, “Wandering Stars”, which was a portrait of three blind young Moroccans. Since 2014, Baraka has been working on the film “Fragments from Heaven”, which has been shot over several periods between 2017 and 2019. He is also a musician, conducting research into sound through the InCave and SENT projects.
Alpha Ursae Minoris Productions was founded in 2016 with the initiative of Adnane Baraka and Salma Zdaik, who share an avid eye for the new and vibrant originality in the films and art sphere. “As the reality of the cinema and audio-visual environment in Morocco dictates – from the complication of administrative procedures to the lack of financial resources for the production of documentaries – we felt strongly the necessity to handle our own destiny through a production company. The genesis of Alpha Ursae Minoris productions came to help us to be able to carry out our documentary and fiction projects within a professional framework and in a reign of competence.” With a fresh know-how, a beauty in vision and an efficiency in achievement, Alpha Ursae Minoris Productions seeks to mark the Moroccan film and audio-visual environment with its distinctive mark.