Stratum 00 — Origin

VEXAbdellatif Ait Lahinte

Creative Media Specialist/Filmmaker/Researcher

Multidisciplinary creator and multimedia storyteller specializing in documentary filmmaking and photography; capturing authentic human moments without disturbing the natural environment. Based in El Jadida/Casablanca, Morocco.

PracticeInstallation · Photo · Video · Text
BasedEl Jadida/Casablanca, Morocco
LanguagesArabic · Tamazight · English · French
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Practice

The work centers on ambiguity and restraint; pieces that implicate the viewer rather than explain themselves to them. Writing sits underneath all of it: the foundational element, even when the final piece is a photograph, a video, or something built to stand in a room.

The foundation is literary; the practice is not confined to the page. A degree in English Literature laid down a habit of close reading that carries into how a frame, a cut, or a room gets built. The CULTUR.ED year at UM6P pushed that instinct outward; into residencies, documentary crews, and research fieldwork, where the same attention gets pointed at people and places instead of text.

Education
English Literature — Chouaib Doukkali University
FORMATION
CULTUR.ED formation certifiante, UM6P, Ben Guerir
Languages
Arabic & Tamazight (native) · English (near-native) · French (intermediate)


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Core Competencies

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Filmmaking

Documentary storytelling, editing, and sound design.

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Cultural Research

Archaeological analysis and post-colonial studies.

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Photography

Candid visual storytelling and archival capture.

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Featured Projects

Strata

Installation — In Development
Maquette in development
  • A geological maquette — dirt, cement, zellige, marble — layered to represent class hierarchy. Presented with a plain wall label, no further explanation offered.
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Shadow Puppet Residency

CULTUR.ED — UM6P
Media Team Lead
  • Filmmaking & video production: documentary storytelling, thematic capsules, editing, and sound design
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Internship at NKOON Khouribga

CULTUR.ED — UM6P
Translator & Voice-over Specialist Session Facilitator & Recording Lead
  • Translated the poetic voice-over for a feature documentary, focusing on emotional weight and linguistic identity
  • Co-facilitated a "Language Tribunal" session exploring the hierarchies of Darija, Amazigh, French, and English in Moroccan society
  • Managed the technical recording and sound work for the podcast component of the project
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Hors Écran Event

UM6P Ben Guerir & NKOON Khouribga
Project Documentation & Logistics Coordinator
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Science Week

UM6P Ben Guerir
Content Creator & Logistics Coordinator
  • Produced a "Micro Trottoir" video series exploring otherness
  • Managed live logistics for the conference, ensuring seamless transitions between speakers and media projections
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Cultural Research & Analysis

The Archaeological Gaze

Field studies at Chella and Aghmat, focusing on the "layers" of history and how past excavations were often used to construct political legitimacy.

SITES — CHELLA · AGHMAT
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The Politics of Space

Analysis of cultural institutions from MACAAL (Museum of African Contemporary Art) to Le 18 and Dar Bellarj, investigating how space dictates the way art is produced and consumed.

INSTITUTIONS — MACAAL · LE 18 · DAR BELLARJ
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Writing

Selected as part of the Olive Writers Residency, presented by the American Art Center and the Olive Writers Association; a residency for writers working across genres, dedicated to sustained, community-supported creative practice. Produced a short story that will be in the short stories collection book that will be published on November 2026.

Writing is the foundation underneath everything else; even when the final piece is a photograph, a video, or something built to stand in a room.
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Craft & Tools

Video Editing
DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro
Photo & Image
Photoshop, Lightroom
Sound
Adobe Audition, FL Studio
design
InDesign, Canva
Manual Arts
Construction, craft & mixed-media
writing
Arabic and English