Amazigh - A story from the people of the Atlas Mountains

[@amiramazy9246]

Thank you for spreading our history ❤️

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Would love to do it again!

[@lilianaprina5991]

Thanks, I didn't know Amazigh means freedom. Neither I knew people lives in the Atlas mountains as ancient humans used to live. Thanks for sharing your video is very interesting, love it and enjoyed it.

[@uUser7878]

Amazigh it means *the nubile and free man (man=human)*

[@ChaouiNaïli]

Except that when we ask a chalhi, a Chaoui, a m'zabi, a Touareg how we say free man, none of them answer Amazigh. 😉

[@simplyliving555]

We appreciate the efforts. God bless you

[@mehdiaoussiad]

Morocco Forever!

[@angelnegrete6146]

This needs to be tagged as The Anthropology of Tourism. Fantastic information and lovely content. I am NOT a skier, mountain climber, nor a cyclist, but I would love to see the artisans and their products from this beautiful place and to know more about their activism in reclaiming their Amazigh language and culture. #TroyUniversity #Anthropology

[@CharlieCoquillard]

This movie isn't about showing the work of Artisan nor their activism. It is a niche film focussed on how the development of sport tourism such as mountain biking, climbing, or skiing, can help the struggling populations of the Atlas mountains. The local Amazigh have incredible terrain that is totally unused, and it's about how it is possible to use it to breathe some money back into a struggling economy.

[@ebrahimnasir1215]

This really deserves more recognition

[@CharlieCoquillard]

We agree! ahah

[@Jibkid]

Wow! That's a truly great documentary! Deserves much more views.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks Johanness! It is actually getting more and more views, growth has been great!

[@Jibkid]

@@CharlieCoquillard well deserved!

[@ahmadovicesam9396]

تحياتى لامازيغ المغرب كنبغيكم تحياتى من مصر

[@skimorocco9942]

تحياتي خويا!

[@jfv65]

When i was a student back in april 1987 me and my fellow students made a study road trip all around Morocco. We crossed the high Atlas Tizi n'Tichka pass on our way to Oarzazate, I will never forget how much snow there was at the top! Then, on the decent down the mountains the snow disapprared and it got warm and hot and even hotter! we arrived in the pre-Sahara desert. At the top in the snow it was -4C and down in the pre-Sahara 30-32C ! Unforgettable experience, all in a few hours.

[@Yah11128]

All my of bucket list items can be checked off in the country of my birth. I wish to travel back to my roots and fulfill my dreams. Thanks for the video! 🇲🇦🇺🇸

[@CharlieCoquillard]

It's indeed an incredible land, very beautiful.

[@meliotg]

Thank You so Much for this video

[@meriemhnani5404]

Ahmed person made a great effort to highlight tourism in the regional areas and give a very wonderful image to his region and to the Amazighs, the Minister of Tourism should honor him

[@tonyennacir8231]

God bless you for showcasing my indigenous land and pointing out the obvious total lack of basic services by our beloved government!

[@CharlieCoquillard]

There is definitely a lack of service and investment in the rural cimmunities. Shame for such a great place.

[@yh-xu2ut]

this video is a real gem. as a producer from america you were able to capture the vibe from the people the country and north african problems. my parents come from algeria and even this is about morroco i am really touched that you could show the authenticity of the life and got so well in touch with the people. thank you so much for participating in showing the world the beauty and the necessity of the atlas mountains. Also the music is very well chosen also from north african musicians. you are a good human being.

[@Youarethebe270]

Thank you for visited the country of amazigh

[@CharlieCoquillard]

I loved every second

[@HollyFormolo]

A typical Saturday afternoon here in Iraqi Kurdistan & I happened to find this docu gem. Beautiful culture & country going through many transformations/challenges such as climate change, etc. I feel the indigenous peoples of the Atlas have the right formula: controlled tourism & job creation for these mountain communities. Nature & Amazigh take care of each other.

[@LaDouce98]

Thank you//Chokran so much for this beautiful video! My father is from marocco but unfortunately I only was there once in my lifetime (until now). I really appreciate your will to give the amazigh people - both men and women - a voice and at the same time giving information to the people from outside (like myself) about what's going on there with many aspects of life while making this stunning sports and nature video-shots. Your work had a great outcome. (Sorry for any grammar mistakes, english isn't my mother tongue.)

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thank you Sara! That was our goal, to give a voice to the people that have none. And get people to discover this incredible country that is Morocco.

[@ranac6850]

Wow, I’m so impressed in how you made this video and how much effort you put into it. This is such an important video, to create more awareness and I’m happy that you made it. You really did something huge for this community that will never be forgotten. Thanks to you, I am much more aware of the situation that this community is going through. I will definitely return to Morocco and visit these places and see what I can do to help, and will definately spread more awareness to my family and friends about this. Thank you for making such a big impact for these people, it doesn’t go unnoticed.❤️

[@plastimou]

We put a lot of effort into it but it was 100% worth it. We are super glad the movie is reaching its intended audience and is helping raising awareness within the community about the struggle of rural Moroccans and Amazigh people.

[@arroubzakariae2047]

Beautiful picture, valuable information, more than good directing, and most importantly the love that can be felt, and jealousy for the region. The film will be added to the archive of the Amazighs of Morocco. Continue and good luck.❤❤❤

[@jennyliew5919]

Truly admire your effort for such a beautiful story and shot. Amazing.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks a lot Jenny

[@tonyennacir8231]

We love our king but I hope he would look out for these forgotten communities of our African California!

[@CharlieCoquillard]

I can confirm, definitely an incredible place to be, but some of the inhabitant are forgotten.

[@Amy.Scorpio]

Excellent documentary overall, so well done with thoughtfulness and respect to the Amazigh people - very much enjoyed it and learned a lot as well. Thank you :)))

[@Wolf-gt3kd]

I think you're just an Amazigh talking in English 😅 tbh Tazirght is more of lifestyle than a group of native African people, it's the way to live a colorful, musical, simple life with few demandes to achieve happiness... why!? Because nature take care of the rest. You can see that in the words of those natives, and yours too. It's the life quest of every aware human being, the pursuit of happiness. really cool video, and good choice of background music, greeting from an AMAZIGH of Rif Mountains (I found peace in Dakhla Sahara/Beach Morocco ☺️👌) Good contuniation 🙏

[@Taaak-xg7ix]

Beautiful documentary, amazingly shot. thank you so much

[@Max-pt4tx]

An eye opening film that really showcased the beauty of these locations. It gave a real insight into the communities within them, and the issues they’re facing. Well done to you and everyone else who worked on it. It’s a piece to be proud of

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks for the praise Max. So happy it's finally out and I hope it opens people's eyes on Moroccan rural communities!

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

Thank you so much! We really appreciate the feedback!

[@alenahawke475]

I thoroughly enjoyed this film. The Amazigh are Amazing!🙏❤️🇺🇲🇲🇦

[@Sirianta]

Masterpiece!

[@zwinaaccessoires]

Amazing people ❤️🇲🇦❤️

[@meriemhnani5404]

Ahmed is the one who introduced me to the silent village through the program Amodo is a young man who presents a wonderful picture of Morocco with foreigners I knew him in work with foreigners really an ambassador for tourism God bless him and all my countrymen

[@mustaphaelcadi6319]

Wow this is amizing Thank you so much

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks Mustapha Hope toi enjoyed it !

[@teemadarif8243]

Shukran. Appreciate that 👍🏼

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks!

[@alberto23]

Congratulations! I really enjoyed the beautiful filming and the message beneath. I have travelled several times to Morocco and I have found your film while researching deeper about the Amazight people. I remember the first time I visited Merzouga and the Erg Chebbi dunes that they transmitted me their counciosness about caring for their environment because of the massive tourism they were receiving. .. Now few years ago they have been forced to moved the campsites outside the dunes area in order to preserve it. I am coming back this May and let's see what I find. Thanks again!

[@CharlieCoquillard]

It's a beautiful area and as It grow more popular, it needs to be protected as well as its inhabitants!

[@farisabdou974]

god bless you man that was amazing and touch my heart ,when he said tha mountain of bo nasir was covered by trees and now he is like i mean desert ,my heart was in pain ..oh no oh no what the hill happened ..we need to fix this and keeping forest and nature safe.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

I know, it's very painful to see how many trees are dead or cut in Morocco, this needs to stop.

[@brainrottedindividual]

the land of my ancestors, i hope i can visit some day, respectfully.

[@rebecafernandez1394]

DIMA 🇲🇦 DIMA AMAZIHG

[@student-y9o]

Thank you for sharing this adventure in the Atlas mountains and raising awareness about ecology and sustainability. I'm myself taboudrart😄

[@afrintachfin9345]

Tanmirt 😊

[@skimorocco9942]

Tanmirt khouya!

[@assabfatimazahra8644]

thats interesting thanks for this masterpiece

[@soumayahamdouni622]

A great video. Enjoyed watching every second of it. Clearly shows the amount of effort dedicated to get into this good result. As a Moroccan, proud that Atlas mountains attract people from different nationalities and cultural backgrounds to experience the amazigh life, and hope that this video and other initiatives of local residents of the mountains will raise awareness to the need of developing these regions but still preserving their unique cultural identity. Again Bravo :)

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

Thank you so much! Really happy so many Moroccans have been able to see this and feel pride and joy! Choukran bzaf khouya!

[@soumayahamdouni622]

@@aarongould-kavet6410 Thank you!! 😊 this is okhti btw 😉

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

@@soumayahamdouni622 سمحي لي بزاف أختي ما قريتش سميتك! شكرا بزاف على مشاهدتك 😊

[@nounaas]

I want You to be ambassador of the Amazigh. Thank You for the video. Amazing

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Would be our pleasure, thanks Kaka!

[@kamdannmal]

i feel something like to say: thank you man!

[@mohammedhaddaoui8046]

great stuff !I would have appreciated it more if the speakers had expressed themselves in Tamazight. Contact me if you ever decide to shoot a doc on Imazighen of the Middle Atlas. Thanks a lot!

[@skimorocco9942]

Thank you! Of course we wished we could have done that, but there wasn’t time to do all the translation- the film was very low budget and I speak Darija so it was the only way we could make it possible. Indeed, next version will be in Shilha/Tamazight

[@youssefelhiani1557]

thank you! great job.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thank you and your beautiful people for letting us discover these lands !

[@akayaliet]

I love this film

[@Ahgase123]

Thank you ⵣ

[@aliciasegovianoz]

Save the Amazigh Language / Culture !!!

[@massinissaziriamazigh8122]

In Algeria, tamazight became the main identity in the country

[@amazighiasousiyainamerica6212]

Good Job thank you fo this video 👍♓️♓️♓️♓️♓️♓️

[@plastimou]

Glas you love it guys!

[@omaressarafi8932]

Thank you!

[@simonvlogs5451]

Good job bro 🔥 & i wish you a more success in your life ❤

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks man, this movie was definitely a stepping stone for me!

[@simonvlogs5451]

@@CharlieCoquillard that's very very nice stepping woow from my country 😍

[@Na64741]

Waw lovely country thanks so much 🙏🇫🇷🌿💚

[@aboubakrtravel1994]

Waw lovely country thanks so much 🙏

[@kuroazrem5376]

Nice project man! I want to work for the preservation of amazigh culture and lifestyle for the future.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Great idea, there is a lot to be preserved and a beautiful culture to care for!

[@kuroazrem5376]

@@CharlieCoquillard I wish I knew the language.

[@CharlieCoquillard]

@@kuroazrem5376 ifs possible to learn, just need to spend quite some time there!

[@YouSsef-ly7nn]

@@kuroazrem5376 where are u from?

[@kuroazrem5376]

@@YouSsef-ly7nn South America

[@yacinesonsolomon]

thanks a lot great job 💙💚💛

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks we put our hearts and soul into it.

[@yacinesonsolomon]

@@CharlieCoquillard yeah the video it's provided your words

[@starsnews-8509]

❤ Thank you for this beautiful video

[@NurdinElmerse]

Great work! I appreciate the effort ❤

[@warbyyyy]

Wonderful video 😊

[@amineelmahi9301]

long live the amazighs ❤️

[@DSweashox]

Wow nice video.

[@nissaya4561]

Me as an amazight! This is so nice 😊 thanx

[@lylserb7818]

I always knew I had a special connection to mountains haha turns out its in my Amazigh DNA

[@amazighberbereculture3179]

liked and subscribed from the first 10 seconds of the video gret job

[@plastimou]

Thanks a lot, we've put a lot of effort into that film, glad it's pleasing the eyes of locals!

[@MostPowerfulPMofIndia]

Great video

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks Archana!

[@Джулия-у9е]

Shalom, thanks 🙏 you much 💖 for your Film! Bless you lord God and Allah 🙏!

[@Useroelas97]

Good job. Thanks

[@plastimou]

Thnaks Omar glad you like it!

[@elyacoubyabdelmajid3603]

Well done brother ❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@plastimou]

Thanks! glad you likes the movie!

[@josephart2821]

Thank you for this great content ❤️

[@QKPMEDIA]

Beautiful.

[@markus6799]

wow! good job guys, thank you a lot. what is the name of the song at 7.15 min. ?

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Hi Nassim, This particular sound is actually a custom track we've made with some vocals we recorded ourselves and mixing from Layer cake. You can find the credits at the end.

[@rridafitness2340]

bravo

[@MeLouPro]

Thanks for this amazing video

[@kamdannmal]

amazing amazigh

[@phorontadarth3909]

Azul flawen ,I m Algerian Amazigh, I m really Poud ,north Africa belong to ImaZighen Algeria , Morocco, Tunisia,lybia,siwa Egypt, Canary island, North Mali, North Niger I'm Proud that our Kingdom Marks the history Long time ogo 950 Bc,King checanq Become the 1st phoron After rebuild Egyt King Jugurtha he throw. Out Romans from north Africa King Juba 2 he went to America year 801 I'm proud of Ab fernas The 1st man he fly He was physian And Saint Augustine The presher of Gaspel He is the man preshed bible to Romans He moved to itlay To presh the gospel What a wonderful ethnicity Smart people Strong people Honest , friendly And beautiful North African Kabyle,chlouh,Touareg,M zab, chaoui We are all ImaZighen Tifinagh is our Alphabet language Tamazight We stand ImaZighen

[@ChaouiNaïli]

But there is no Amazigh in Algeria, let's see. We are Arab Berber.

[@MohammedYASSINE]

Maan ! I miss my country !

[@CharlieCoquillard]

It's pretty beautiful indeed.

[@beasma4437]

hii , can anyone please tell me the name of the song in this scene 7:19

[@sasino4531]

amazing bro

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Thanks man!

[@chafikhmamouch3654]

Great job 👍

[@imlilguide]

We missing you friends

[@heeba_heeba2070]

Can you give us the name of the song the video started with?

[@carlomonari3431]

Love the documentary guys! I wanted to have a look at the "caves" dug in the rock that are seen at 14:44, does anyone know where they are, what type of formation is that?

[@ChaouiNaïli]

It would be interesting to talk about how the Amazigh migrated from Palestine to the mountains of Morocco.

[@AMazigh-nstite]

😂😂😂😂are you kidding

[@ChaouiNaïli]

​@@AMazigh-nstiteNo, science is not joking 😉

[@AMazigh-nstite]

@@ChaouiNaïli Do you think amazigh people are the descendents of the Phoenicians are you dump 😂😂😂😂

[@ifisiffouss9415]

Vive ls Berbères imazighen nord afrique

[@idrissaebrahim3261]

Simply beautiful yet sad at the same time with global warming destroying the natural beauty

[@plastimou]

It's a problem for Morocco but for the rest of the world as well...

[@zrymill]

They should have managed the trees better and only harvested a small percentage at a time and replanted straight away. Its well known that rainfall reduces when the trees are cut down, I've seen it here in New Zealand. As the pine trees get bigger the more rain there is. There needs to be a replanting program over there.

[@bouthaina975]

amazigh people came from all over North Africa why do you exclude these people? My grandma immigrated to Tunisia from Libya when she was 9 and she came from an Amazigh tribe with Amazigh tattoos on her face and hands.

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

We were not saying there aren't Amazigh people outside Morocco, of course there are! All of North Africa and beyond there are many Amazighen. In Morocco, the Atlas Mountains are were Amazighen are the vast majority, while the predominently Arab population lives mostly in the cities and coastal areas.

[@Lenahanaizi9]

You should talk about algerian amazigh :kabyle, touareg and chaoui

[@CharlieCoquillard]

On this movie we only focused on the Moroccan Amazigh, that was the aim.

[@omarsabeur9039]

Quality

[@m00tjeehadd56]

How can i find the song that you used on 7.13 ?

[@MoDu-ki2gc]

Were is the rest of the berber people in the 5 other countries

[@abdellahelyamini4315]

tanmirt bro

[@abdoessalihe6955]

Hakim Abdessamad Oujanda كل الحب والاحترام ⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

شكرا بزاف بارك الله فيك

[@cm6288]

How expensive was the trip?

[@CharlieCoquillard]

All up it was about 3000€. That includes gas, various expenses, food.... Most of the accomodation was free or very very cheap because provided by the beautiful Amazigh people.

[@Mn16Cr45]

What a wonderful Film. But I dont know if you know it Amazigh live all over the Maghreb states, which means morocco, algeria, Tunisa, lybia(but not that much). Amazigh is the word for eyerone than there are the Arif people of North morocco, kybale of Algeria and so much more. Every of them has a lot little diffrent tribes (but there arent that much different, except language and values). What every Amazigh has is they are peaceful people who want freedom and calmness, when take that away from them they are getting like hulks, they fight for their freedom. Under every culture also the Roman they were free, cuz they were to powerful. The one who fought against spain and france werent the arabs it were the Amazigh. The culture is as old as old egypt. They are also strong in their believe. But time and the world changes, so the culture. The forest was logged against their will. North morocco all the trees were cut from spain in the Amazigh area.

[@redouandaghirihaouhaou]

Im glad you call us by our real name "amazigh" and not by our slave name "berber"

[@4misa2078]

Here in 2022 from #Morocco

[@drissiwzalene]

Amazigh Soussian 👌🏻

[@nascentebio]

The first guide speaks darija and not tamazight.....their language seem to be very mixed with Arabic.....not the original tamazight. For example "datshuf" instead of datannaygh.....Wr tsinnt awal n timzwura (I know some tamazight).....jbel (mountain) is also Arabic....would be adrar/idurar. It is a pity, to lose this beautiful language.(Was it because of translation?)

[@aarongould-kavet6410]

Yes, this was a very, very low budget film - while we would have loved to hire translators for every region, there are many different dialects of Tamazight and so this was not possible - next time I hope!

[@nascentebio]

@@aarongould-kavet6410 thank you for considering.....I love languages, and the native language is always a matter of identity. So: Imazighen should work in that sense as well, to keep and love their language, if they want to keep their particular identity.

[@brahimaftdi4957]

♓💝⁦♥️⁩⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩💙

[@lyly-gz6vd]

Hi. azul .I'm amazigh from algeria Why you didn't speak amazigh language ?

[@CharlieCoquillard]

Hi Azul, it was nearly impossible for us to find someone translating Amazigh to English, we had a very small budget and had to do the translations ourselves. Aaron speaks Arabic so we had to go with this.

[@tooropcasimir367]

This is a story about Imazighen. So far so good. But why do they speak Arabic during interviews? Except the old woman. I'm Moroccan Amazigh, and I don't even speak Arabic.

[@marmooses]

حسب ما قرات لابن خلدون (اصل البربر وشعوب البرانس لابن خلدون-صفحة 1597 من المتدأ والخبر) ان اصل شعوب البرانس بتر هم من نسل مازيغ بن كنعان

[@simonait9586]

Ayouz

[@Джулия-у9е]

Bye 😎👋!