Laurent Aït Benalla was born in 1976 to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He is one of the founders of Slab, a production centre for documentaries based in Montpellier. His films, all of which run for less than one hour, include Un couteau et un cœur (2009), Marcel Hanoun, chemin faisant (2010), on the 81-year-old Tunisian director, and Suite anglaise (2011).
Ô mon corps ! ("O my body", 2012, documentary) is his debut feature.

Filmography

2003 - Les filles de la lune, doc (53′) codirected with Mohammed Atif /
2009 - Un couteau et un coeur, Sound Documentary (35') /
2010 - Marcel Hanoun, chemin faisant, doc (46′) /
2011 - Suite anglaise, doc (53′) /
2012 - Ô mon corps !, doc (70 min).

Source:
FCAAA, Milan
www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/eng/index.php?pag=vis_film&id_film=896

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Laurent Aït Benalla nasce nel 1976 da padre marocchino e madre francese. È uno dei fondatori di Slab, un centro di produzione per documentari con base a Montpellier. Tra i suoi lavori, tutti della durata inferiore di un'ora, ricordiamo Un couteau et un cœur (2009), Marcel Hanoun, chemin faisant (2010), sull'ottantunenne regista tunisino e Suite anglaise (2011).

Filmografia

2003 - Les filles de la lune, doc (53′), Regia: Laurent Aït Benalla & Mohammed Atif /
2009 - Un couteau et un coeur, documentaire sonore (35') /
2010 - Marcel Hanoun, chemin faisant, doc (46′) /
2011 - Suite anglaise, doc (53′) /
2012 - Ô mon corps !, doc (70 min).

Source:
FCAAA, Milan
www.festivalcinemaafricano.org/index.php?pag=vis_film&id_film=896