The Mother of All Lies

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The Mother of All Lies

On a handmade set recreating her Casablanca neighborhood, young Moroccan filmmaker Asmae El Moudir enlists family and friends to help solve the troubling mysteries of her childhood. There, she starts to unravel the layers of deception and intentional forgetting that have shaped her life.

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Nick Meyers, a musician in Chicago’s indie music scene, receives a terminal cancer diagnosis after years of being in remission. The ticking clock sparks him to finalize his debut album, examine his relationships, and question the legacy he’ll leave behind.