Anaïs Elboujdaïni is a reporter and the programming director for Vancouver’s MENA Film Festival. She lived and worked for 4 years in British Columbia and now is based in Québec, on Atikamekw traditional territories. She is interested in the dynamics of her indigenous identity as she is equal part Amazigh from Morocco and Québécoise. She coordinated a poetry contest for several years, produced short documentaries and won literary contests. Her interest in films stems from the idea that reality is diverse and that fiction is one of the deepest forms of travel.