A tailor wrestles with his sexuality in The Blue Caftan, a tender Moroccan drama in Un Certain Regard from Maryam Touzani. Also a subtle portrait of a marriage, it slowly unveils the issues of its ...

Maryam Touzani’s exploration of suppressed homosexuality The Blue Caftan has been submitted as Morocco’s official entry in the Best International Feature Film Oscar category. The feature debuted in ...

When it comes to summer attire, we’re all about finding that ideal combination of comfy, lightweight and stylish, and what sartorial staple epitomizes that carefree aesthetic better than the caftan?

Director behind Morocco’s Oscar hopeful says she wants her film to spark a ‘healthy’ debate about LGBTQ+ rights in the country. The director of a Moroccan film shortlisted for an Oscar says she hopes ...

Strand Releasing has acquired all North American rights to Maryam Touzani’s “The Blue Caftan,” which world premiered at Cannes and won the Fipresci prize. The film, which is represented in ...

Just hours before this year’s Cannes Palme d’Or prize announcement, the International Federation of Film Critics (Fipresci) has awarded “Leila’s Brothers” its International Critics’ Prize for best ...

Halim has been married to Mina for many years. Together, they run a traditional caftan shop in Morocco, where they craft beautiful garments with the finest handiwork. However, Halim has always ...

Katherine J. Igoe has been a full-time freelancer for over a decade with a focus on style, lifestyle, and parenting. The caftan (sometimes spelled kaftan) has been with us for thousands of years; ...

Hillary Clinton surprised the crowd at the 2022 Venice Film Festival Wednesday with a red carpet cameo. Dressed in a powder blue caftan in place of her signature pantsuit, along with textured ...