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Elias Suhail is a British-Moroccan writer and film director. He made his directorial and screenwriting debut in 2023 with the BFI Network-funded short film, Beneath a Mother's Feet. This film has won multiple awards globally, including the Golden Cave Award at the Tangier Film Festival, as well as the Best First-Time Film Award and the Audience Choice Award at the Lift-Off Season Awards 2023.

Film
Suhail's directorial and screenwriting debut, Beneath a Mother's Feet (2023) was inspired by his mother's personal experience of escaping her life in Morocco as a young mother, which meant leaving her young children behind. The film blends the cinema verité style with Moroccan allegory and superstition. The film follows Wedad, a young single mother in Casablanca, over a 36 hour period leading up to her moment of departure.

Writing
Suhail's writing has spanned various formats, from creative non-fiction in The New Statesman to live performance writing, notably his piece 'No Regrets' which was performed live and featured on BBC Sounds as part of the 'Margins to Mainstream with Michael Sheen' podcast series.