Biography

Fyzal Boulifa (born 1985) is a British–Moroccan filmmaker. Born in Leicester to Moroccan immigrant parents, his early work includes short films like The Curse (2012), a BAFTA-nominated film about a persecuted young Moroccan woman, and Rate Me (2015), which portrays a teenage escort through online reviews. Boulifa's transition to feature films was marked by Lynn + Lucy (2020), a critically acclaimed exploration of working-class life in Essex. His second feature, The Damned Don't Cry (2022), set in Morocco, follows a mother and son navigating poverty and exploitation. His work is known for featuring untrained actors.