European archival footage from the 1950s documents the life of indigenous, nomadic Sahrawi children and youth in Western Sahara / Morocco. Seventy years later, local youth from Laayoune (El Aaiún) revisit locations that may have appeared in the footage. From ocean to desert to oasis, under trembling starlight, they share their thoughts on life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.

Between Us and the World (2026)

Youth from Laayoune revisit locations that may have appeared in 1950s archival footage, speaking of life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.

October 1, 2026 17 min

Documentary

Director: Wallace Minchong Li

European archival footage from the 1950s documents the life of indigenous, nomadic Sahrawi children and youth in Western Sahara / Morocco. Seventy years later, local youth from Laayoune (El Aaiún) revisit locations that may have appeared in the footage. From ocean to desert to oasis, under trembling starlight, they share their thoughts on life, dreams, and utopia as they search for an uncertain upstream.

Director

Wallace Minchong Li

Cast

Saad Eddine Boujemal Abderrahman El Achhab Badr Eddine Rachidi Amira Boujemal Ruby Marwa Fasla Hassouna Mohamed Amine Fadali Cheikh Malaynine Aya Iffa Alaaeddine Lazar Abderrahmane Dellai