{"id":16573,"date":"2026-08-18T05:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T04:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/video\/tangier-chronicles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T05:44:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T04:44:38","slug":"tangier-chronicles","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/video\/tangier-chronicles\/","title":{"rendered":"Tangier chronicles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ab&nbsp;Chroniques de Tanger&nbsp;\u00bb d\u2019Abdelaziz Taleb est un voyage onirique \u00e0 travers la ville mythique qui a jadis fascin\u00e9 la Beat Generation. \u00c0 partir d\u2019images d\u2019archives, de s\u00e9quences in\u00e9dites tourn\u00e9es \u00e0 travers le Maroc, Taleb construit une r\u00e9alit\u00e9 alternative o\u00f9 m\u00e9moire, fiction et histoire s\u2019entrem\u00ealent. Le film revisite le Tanger des ann\u00e9es 1950 \u2013 carrefour d\u2019artistes, de po\u00e8tes et de vagabonds \u2013 tout en r\u00e9v\u00e9lant les contributions souvent m\u00e9connues des voix marocaines qui ont fa\u00e7onn\u00e9 son paysage culturel. Brouillant les fronti\u00e8res entre r\u00eave et documentaire, \u00ab&nbsp;Chroniques de Tanger&nbsp;\u00bb se fait \u00e0 la fois hommage et r\u00e9appropriation, explorant comment l\u2019imagination peut r\u00e9\u00e9crire des histoires oubli\u00e9es et insuffler une nouvelle vie aux fant\u00f4mes d\u2019une ville suspendue entre deux mondes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tangier Chronicles<em> by Abdelaziz Taleb is a hallucinatory journey through the mythic city that once captivated the Beat Generation. Using found footage, archival material, and newly staged scenes shot across Morocco, Taleb constructs an alternate reality where memory, fiction, and history intertwine. The film revisits Tangier of the 1950s \u2014 a crossroads of artists, poets, and wanderers \u2014 while uncovering the often-overlooked contributions of Moroccan voices that shaped its cultural landscape. Blurring the boundaries between dream and documentary, Tangier Chronicles becomes both an homage and a reclamation, exploring how imagination can rewrite forgotten histories and give new life to the ghosts of a city suspended between worlds.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tangier Chronicales \u0633\u062c\u0644\u0627\u062a \u0637\u0646\u062c\u0629 Trailer\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1165976028?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/posters\/003\/682\/447\/original\/c44ac765dc-poster.jpg?1761740995\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmfreeway-production-storage-01-connector.filmfreeway.com\/press_kits\/headshots\/003\/682\/447\/original\/aa144b7efd-headshot.jpg?1767293477\" alt=\"\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover;width:200px\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Abdelaziz Taleb<\/strong> est un artiste marocain aux multiples facettes, producteur, archiviste et commissaire d&rsquo;exposition, dont le travail explore le cin\u00e9ma, l&rsquo;art vid\u00e9o et les pratiques m\u00e9diatiques contemporaines. Il est le fondateur et directeur de l&rsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabmedialab.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arab Media Lab Project <\/a>et du Digital Marrakech Festival, deux plateformes pionni\u00e8res d\u00e9di\u00e9es \u00e0 la promotion de la recherche interdisciplinaire, des \u00e9changes artistiques et de la formation en art num\u00e9rique et cin\u00e9ma exp\u00e9rimental dans le monde arabe et au-del\u00e0. Les films et vid\u00e9os de Taleb \u2013 souvent d\u00e9crits comme le prolongement de son corps et de sa psych\u00e9 \u2013 explorent les intersections entre po\u00e9sie, identit\u00e9 et spiritualit\u00e9, et s&rsquo;int\u00e9ressent aux th\u00e8mes de la transformation int\u00e9rieure, de la purification de l&rsquo;\u00e2me et des complexit\u00e9s des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s sociales. Ses \u0153uvres, visuellement riches et conceptuellement fortes, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 projet\u00e9es et salu\u00e9es dans de nombreux festivals qualificatifs pour les Oscars, notamment la Berlinale Talents, la Mostra de Venise, le Festival international du film de Rotterdam et le Festival international du cin\u00e9ma m\u00e9diterran\u00e9en de Montpellier. Parall\u00e8lement \u00e0 sa pratique artistique, Taleb est un chercheur et un producteur culturel actif. \u00c0 travers le projet Arab Media Lab, il a con\u00e7u de nombreux programmes, ateliers et r\u00e9sidences d&rsquo;artistes qui encouragent une r\u00e9flexion critique sur la culture num\u00e9rique, l&rsquo;\u00e9ducation aux m\u00e9dias et l&rsquo;innovation artistique. Sa vision curatoriale remet fr\u00e9quemment en question les r\u00e9cits dominants et explore la repr\u00e9sentation des identit\u00e9s arabes et nord-africaines dans les m\u00e9dias occidentaux, cherchant \u00e0 cr\u00e9er de nouveaux espaces de dialogue et de repr\u00e9sentation interculturels. Conf\u00e9rencier et mentor, Taleb a anim\u00e9 des masterclasses et des conf\u00e9rences dans des universit\u00e9s, des mus\u00e9es et des centres d&rsquo;art du monde entier. Il a \u00e9galement conseill\u00e9 des institutions et des festivals internationaux, soutenant des initiatives visant \u00e0 promouvoir la diffusion et la visibilit\u00e9 du cin\u00e9ma exp\u00e9rimental et de l&rsquo;art m\u00e9diatique du Moyen-Orient et d&rsquo;Afrique du Nord (MENA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>Abdelaziz Taleb<\/strong> is a Moroccan mixed media artist, producer, archival artist, and curator whose work spans the fields of film, video art, and contemporary media practices. He is the founder and director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabmedialab.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Arab Media Lab Project<\/a> and the Digital Marrakech Festival, two pioneering platforms dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research, artistic exchange, and education in new media art and experimental cinema across the Arab world and beyond. Taleb\u2019s films and video works\u2014often described as extensions of his own body and psyche-explore the intersections between poetry, identity, and spirituality, delving into themes of inner transformation, the purification of the soul, and the layered complexities of social realities. His visually rich and conceptually charged works have been screened and recognized at several Academy Award-qualifying festivals, including the Berlinale Talents, Venice International Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival, and the Festival International du Cin\u00e9ma M\u00e9diterran\u00e9en de Montpellier, among others. Beyond his artistic practice, Taleb is an active researcher and cultural producer. Through the Arab Media Lab Project, he has curated numerous programs, workshops, and artist residencies that foster critical engagement with digital culture, media literacy, and artistic innovation. His curatorial vision frequently challenges dominant narratives and investigates the portrayal of Arab and North African identities in Western media, seeking to create new spaces for intercultural dialogue and representation. As a lecturer and mentor, Taleb has delivered master classes and talks at universities, museums, and art centers around the world. He has also served as an advisor for international institutions and festivals, supporting initiatives that promote the circulation and visibility of experimental film and media art from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.abdelaziztaleb.net\">https:\/\/www.abdelaziztaleb.net<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/arabmedialab\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/arabmedialab<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":16663,"menu_order":3,"template":"","portfolio-category":[600],"portfolio-tag":[],"class_list":["post-16573","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio-category-friche-24-oct-2026-18h45"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/16573","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16663"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"portfolio-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio-category?post=16573"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio-tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.instantsvideo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio-tag?post=16573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}