BOUCHRA will be out in French theaters June 3 🌠 🚩This is the official French poster by @1201.am based on the original design by Tiffany Malakooti 🖤

Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki first released their eight-part video series, 2 Lizards, on Instagram, inspired by the monotony of the pandemic lockdown. Featuring two shiny, anthropomorphic lizards as its protagonists, the computer-animated series follows their lives in Brooklyn. Blending documentary and fiction, the short, three-minute episodes explore shifting emotional states during isolation and quarantine and reflect on social fractures and their intersection with systemic racism laid bare during the pandemic. 🦎 2 Lizards screens this weekend as part of our In Focus programme on Meriem Bennani. 🔗 Discover the full programme and book tickets @icalondon Curated by Myriam Mouflih (@myriam.mouflih ) & Abiba Coulibaly (@_a__biba ) Images © Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki, 2 Lizards (stills), 2020. #MeriemBennani #OrianBarki #2Lizards #Pandemic #VideoArt #Bouchra

Introducing the artists of “If All Time Is Eternally Present”: MERIEM BENNANI & ORIAN BARKI New York-based artist Meriem Bennani (b. 1988, Rabat) and film maker Orian Barki (b. 1985, Tel Aviv) are long-time collaborators. Their practices converge in internationally acclaimed moving-image works, starting from their first launch on Bennani’s Instagram feed, until presentations in 2025 at the Toronto International Film Festival, 63rd New York Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, and ICA London. Whether working solo or as a duo, their work has been presented in major exhibitions at Lafayette Anticipations (2025); Fondazione Prada (2024); the Whitney Museum of American Art (2022); and MoMA PS1 (2016), and is included in public collections such as the Guggenheim, MoMA, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. – Con base a New York, l’artista Meriem Bennani (n. 1988, Rabat) e la regista Orian Barki (n. 1985, Tel Aviv) sono collaboratrici di lunga data. Le loro pratiche convergono nella realizzazione di opere video riconosciute a livello internazionale, dal primo lancio sul profilo Instagram di Bennani fino alle presentazioni del 2025 al Toronto International Film Festival, al 63° New York Film Festival, al Chicago International Film Festival e all’ICA di Londra. Sia individualmente sia in duo, il loro lavoro è stato presentato presso Lafayette Anticipations (2025); Fondazione Prada (2024); Whitney Museum of American Art (2022); e MoMA PS1 (2016), ed è incluso in collezioni pubbliche come il Guggenheim, il MoMA e il Whitney Museum of American Art. – “If All Time Is Eternally Present” Kandis Williams, Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki, Tai Shani Curated by Chiara Carrera and Marta Barina Palazzo Nervi Scattolin, Campo Manin, Venice 9 May – 7 June 2026 On view each night 8.30-11pm Public Opening: 6 May, 8-11pm Press Preview: 7-8 May, 8.30-11pm [email protected] [email protected] Exclusively sponsored by Bottega Veneta Collateral Event of the Biennale Arte 2026 Visual Identity by Sebastiano Campoccia Photo by Valentina Sommariva #BiennaleArte2026 #InMinorKeys

BOUCHRA by Orian Barki @changeme2012 & Meriem Bennani @meriembennani has been recognised at film festivals across France 🎉 It has been honoured with: • Grand Prix (International Feature Competition) – Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux @fifib33 • Nouvelles Vagues Prize – Festival International du Film de La Roche-sur-Yon @festfilmlrsy • Distribution Support Prize from Ciné+ OCS – Entrevues Belfort IFF @festival_entrevues_belfort • Jury Prize – Chéries-Chéris @cheriescherisparis We’re very happy for everyone involved in the film!

BOUCHRA by Orian Barki @changeme2012 & Meriem Bennani @meriembennani is coming to @tiff_net ! Join us for the screenings 🎬

Where it all started 😏 2 lizards series 2020 You can watch the whole thing on @meriembennani IG or here - /880233350/f13371aa73?fl=pl&fe=vl

On this day five years ago, the Whitney unexpectedly temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Just a few days later, the first of an eight-episode video work called 2 Lizards by Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani premiered on @meriembennani ’s Instagram. Today we’re featuring Episode 7 of 2 Lizards. 🦎 The film, later acquired by the Whitney and on view at present, depicts a surrealist view of the early months of the pandemic as it unfolded in NYC. It highlights the helplessness and uncertainty experienced by many at the time, as well as the unexpected moments of shared community and connection. — Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani, 2 Lizards (excerpt), 2020. Video, color, sound, 22:43 min. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Chemla Family 2021.91. © Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki 2 Lizards by @changeme2012 and @meriembennani In order of appearance: 🐭 @malucamala ⁣ 🐷 @arnold_daniel ⁣⁣ 🎧 @thefragotti 🦌 @arianafaye ⁣⁣ 🐦 @ima_beat_yo_ass_on_dis_train 🦋 @niidal ⁣ 🎵 @neverhatemorris 💿 End song: Rico Nasty, Rage⁣⁣

“For Aicha” is the culmination of years of filmmaking, between documentary, autofiction, and cinematic narrative. The film expresses the potential for animation to produce psychological and political nuances. The personal experience of Bouchra, the main character, is built around a humorous and touching story through a blend of documentary rhythm and 3D animation. The film is co-directed by #MeriemBennani and #OrianBarki with the creative direction of #JohnMichaelBoling and #JasonCoombs, and is on view in #Milan within the “For My Best Family” exhibition until 26 February - Credits @meriembennani @changeme2012 @jmbjmbjmbjmbjmbjmb @half.boy

“For Aicha” is the art film co-directed by #MeriemBennani and #OrianBarki with the creative direction of #JohnMichaelBoling and #JasonCoombs that blends documentary and 3D animation languages to tell the story of Bouchra, a 35-year-old Moroccan jackal and filmmaker as she writes a film exploring the impact her queerness had on her relationship with her mother The decision to feature animated animals is an intentional way to deliver profound messages by using innocuous-seeming vessels. The narrative form of animation thus becomes a powerful device for addressing current topics in an inventive and intriguing form. The work is part of the exhibition “For My Best Family” by Meriem Bennani, on view in #Milan until 26 February 2025 - Credits @meriembennani @changeme2012 @jmbjmbjmbjmbjmbjmb @half.boy

Really exploited my access to the subject in this one @meriembennani is exposing all her deepest secrets in this short doc about making her sculpture Windy 🌪

FREE PALESTINE 🖤❤️🤍💚 thank u @frequentlyaskedquestion and @aliciamersy for putting this together

Shout out to the extras! This dog and this squirrel characters are in every episode doing some background action to give the shots life.