The VCUarts Cinema Program is pleased to offer a unique opportunity to explore meditative filmmaking through hands-on filmmaking in Morocco and post-production at VCU’s Monroe Park campus.
This 8-day immersive filmmaking workshop in Marrakech invites students to step beyond traditional narrative forms and into the realm of meditative, sensory, and experimental cinema. Through fieldwork, guided observation exercises, and collaborative production, students will craft short films inspired by Morocco’s visual and sonic landscapes — its movement, stillness, and everyday beauty.
Working in collaboration with ESAV Marrakech film students, participants will explore how filmmaking can function as a practice of attention, empathy, and cross-cultural connection. The course emphasizes process, discovery, and reflection, blending hands-on production with artistic inquiry and intercultural dialogue.
