Indiana Town’s Moroccan Roots Explored in New Documentary

Morocco, Morocco traces the history of the red leather boots of a 1851 horseman. This is a man whose origins go back to Morocco and who appears on the welcome sign of the town. He approached two men clearing land in a region in the central United States. The film also highlights the 171-year-old relationship between an agricultural community in Indiana and the kingdom and the way of life in Morocco, in the heart of rural America.

In addition, the documentary features a local doctor, a sheriff, a tattoo artist, a farmer, Moroccan children.

This film "tries to understand the links between the town of Morocco and Morocco," explained the film’s director, Chicago journalist Jackie Spinner during a meeting held after the screening, in the presence of several journalists, university professors and members of the Moroccan community in the United States. According to her explanations, the idea for this film came to her in 2019 when she was returning home to Chicago with her two sons born in Morocco, reports the MAP. "After spotting a town called Morocco in Indiana on a map, I decided to stop there one morning," she said.

This 28-minute documentary was filmed in Morocco and Morocco.