Moroccan film Morocco, cinema in 1897, the first batch of documentaries shot by French people appeared in Morocco. In the 35 years from 1919 to 1954, the French shot nearly 50 feature films in Morocco, most of which were based on mythology. The Moroccan Film Center and the Susi Film Studio were established in 1944. After Morocco's independence in 1956, the Film Center came under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Propaganda and began shooting documentaries and short films in 1958, such as "The School is Our Friend" (1957, L .Directed by Ben Hikron), "Body and Steel" (1959, directed by M. Afifei), "Casablanca" (1964, directed by L. Ben Hikron)