Fatima Matousse

Fatima Matousse, a Moroccan native, is an independent filmmaker and 2016 Fulbright Scholar. In 2018, Matousse graduated with an MFA in Documentary Film at the City College of New York (CUNY), where her debut film, "Family in Exile," won Best Cinematography at the graduation ceremony. Fatima's film has been the selection of highly renowned international festivals all over the world such as Interfilm Berlin and Arab Film Festival in San Fransisco in addition to winning awards in the US, Portugal, and Russia. Matousse also holds an MA in Cultural and Media Studies from Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah University in Fez where she focused on the postcolonial history of marginalized women in Morocco portrayed in Moroccan documentary films. Matousse is developing her first feature documentary portraying stories of abandoned girls in Morocco which has been selected in Film Independent Creative Producing Workshop (Film Independent, LA).