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Bouchra
Directed by Orian Barki, Meriem Bennani
Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist, the rift in her cultural identity and an array of romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning becomes her path to expression. From TMDB
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Bouchra is a 2026 animation drama comedy film, directed by Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani, starring Fayçal Azizi, Ariana Faye Allensworth and Hassan Hamdani.
- 65 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy
- posts span Sep 5, 2025 to Nov 1, 2026
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As of July 2026, Bouchra carries a 75% score (with a weighted average of 7.2/10) on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 12 reviews. On Metacritic, it received a Metascore of 64 (indicating "generally favourable reviews") based on seven reviews. "...the power of works such as For Aicha lies in the way this special intensity conveys colors of emotion and revelatory moments of intimacy less seen, including queer and other styles and affects, and alternative rhythms of the everyday. In so doing, [creators Bennani and Barki] imagine a curious kind of realism in which communion is more possible, and in so making, the artists create their own suspended moments of social utopia." Several…
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60 of 87 · most liked firstRun, don't walk, to see "Bouchra", a film about a gay Moroccan jackal filmmaker's strained yet loving relationship with her mother. This movie rules!
positive · AI labelView post →'Bouchra,' Morocco’s first animated feature, premieres tonight in Toronto. A queer, deeply personal story, it was built by a tiny team across three countries with a blend of Blender hacks, grit, and intentionally blissful ignorance. www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
neutral · AI labelView post →Damn, do my furry friends know about this ? Bouchra, a moroccan/american coming of age/coming out movie ?
neutral · AI labelView post →I haven’t seen it but I’ve heard a lot of ppl enjoy it, but now I’m really interested in seeing Bouchra. And independent film made in blender, with a crew probably like half the size of Laika’s marketing team, that I hear is really full of passion.
neutral · AI labelView post →Bouchra was a lovely movie. The main character was so fucking cute.
positive · AI labelView post →Bouchra! What a good movie! It hangs somewhere floating around time inbetween the camcorder and the inside of her brain. Leaves me thinking a lot about this theme of creating and constantly digesting the world and urself through the process of doing that. Less coming to terms more prying open a door
positive · AI labelView post →Saw Bouchra with some folks this afternoon. Fantastic movie that was a lot more complex, emotional, and closer to home than I expected. Also feeling very seen with that sniffing scene~ 🥴
positive · AI labelView post →for example, i better see you all posting about and advocating for Bouchra when it becomes more widely available... i'm crossing my fingers for it being at HIFF this year 🤞 letterboxd.com/film/bouchra/
neutral · AI labelView post →Bouchra.... such a beautiful movie... i'll be thinking of her fondly dearly from now on. See it if you can!
positive · AI labelView post →using this thread as an opportunity to be mad about the fact that you see so few furries talking about Bouchra compared to Hollywood's furrybait stuff (i get that it's a little indie film that wasn't distributed as widely but it's online now, no more excuses)
neutral · AI labelView post →saw Bouchra tonight...... really really really beautiful queer anthropomorphic movie. can't recommend it enough
positive · AI labelView post →Join the Cinema Worms as we review BOUCHRA 🐕 the queer anthropomorphic film which follows a 35-year old canid Moroccan filmmaker in Brooklyn trying to make sense of love, life, and her relationship with her mother. I wasn't expecting this one to hit me in the feels!
neutral · AI labelView post →Bouchra (2025, dir Orian Yani Barki and Meriem Bennani). Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in New York, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships and romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning with her mother and herself becomes her…
neutral · AI labelView post →Just saw the film Bouchra and fucking weeped in the theater feeling seen for the first time in my life as a Moroccan pit-sniffing lesbian. 10/10 would strongly recommend , incredibly soulful and spiritually filling piece to have experienced
positive · AI labelView post →Meriem Bennani & Orian Barki’s BOUCHRA forges new ground in queer cinema, effortlessly towing the line between documentary, visual art, & family drama. See it on 8/10 at 730pm at the NW Film Forum presented by us! grandillusioncinema.org/film/bouchra/
neutral · AI labelView post →Jim Queen is a laugh-out-loud crowd pleaser. It'll draw comparison to Lesbian Space Princess, but the real headline is the moment queer adult animated film is having. Since 2021 there's been Flee, The Missing, Memoir of a Snail and Bouchra, now this year alone is this, Tangles and ZsaZsa Zaturnnah!
neutral · AI labelView post →like, it makes me so sad that a film like this is, comparatively, a hard sell for the fandom; isn't our creative ethos more aligned with Bouchra than Disney 😭
neutral · AI labelView post →Post-film Q&A for Bouchra reveals the sex scenes all have live-action video reference…
neutral · AI labelView post →I got the chance to see a limited showing of Bouchra in a local theater a couple months ago and I have been impatiently waiting for it to come out everywhere so I can see it again. The animation is beautiful, the story is bittersweet and feels real, and the animals feel like animals. Worth a watch.
positive · AI labelView post →Very happy more ppl are catching Bouchra. A sweet and beautiful movie that is Real Deal Furry Art, unapologetically, while still being a lovely drama in its own right.
positive · AI labelView post →My #TIFF50 coverage over at @thefilmstage.com is now complete with thoughts on: • Bouchra • Carolina Caroline • Fuze • Good Fortune • Mile End Kicks • Normal • Palestine 36 • The Tale of Silyan thefilmstage.com/author/jared/ #filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →watched Bouchra. Wow, good ass movie
positive · AI labelView post →Excited to read how they actually did the animation for BOUCHRA.... Check out our review of this innovative auto-fiction, moving, introspective, trippy, anthropromophric film! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro9_...
neutral · AI labelView post →I felt like an outsider looking in because I'm less familiar with Arabic culture/customs, but when Bouchra and her mom had discussions about her identity, I could relate to those parts heavily. Watching this film makes me want to learn more, I feel bad for not being as informed about these things
neutral · AI labelView post →35. This that coyote film everybody is talking about? My ★★★★½ review of Bouchra on Letterboxd boxd.it/g0iRBj
positive · AI labelView post →To celebrate the opening weekend of Bouchra, join us at Chapter for a special screening followed by a post-film discussion and paper puppet making workshop, where you can create your own animal alter-ego! 🗓️ Sunday 9 August 7:15pm 🎟 Find out more here: bit.ly/bouchra-caf
neutral · AI labelView post →Attention Bluesky: Bouchra, the weird lesbian furry movie I saw at TIFF, has a trailer now www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m30...
neutral · AI labelView post →Prada owns one of the most prestigious, contemporary art museums in Italy. They have year-round residencies and workshops for people to open their first galleries. they funded Bouchra, my favorite animated movie of the year. They’re really bout that.
positive · AI labelView post →Bouchra is a freakin cool movie. Beautifully shot and animated youtu.be/eygqysR5Vyw
positive · AI labelView post →Saw Bouchra for the third time last night at the Prince Charles cinema, this time struck by how beautiful the lighting choices were. A gorgeous film, I'm glad it has a UK wide release so more people have experienced it, just wish I could have a DVD so I could watch it whenever I wanted.
positive · AI labelView post →Saw the film Bouchra yesterday. It was an extremely thoughtful queer immigrant story with anthro characters and easily one of the best films I’ve seen all year!!
positive · AI labelView post →We take a look at adult animation Bouchra, which is released on Friday www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/bouch... #FilmSky🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →To celebrate the opening weekend of Bouchra, join us at Chapter for a special screening followed by a post-film discussion and paper puppet making workshop, where you can create your own coyote or animal alter-ego! 🗓️ Sunday 9 August ⏰ 7:15pm 🎟️ bit.ly/bouchra-caf
neutral · AI labelView post →Exclusive Interview: Bouchra filmmakers Orian Barki & Meriem Bennani – “there was a desire to make a film that the queer Moroccan community could claim” - opens at Metrograph in NYC June 26 @filmmovement.bsky.social #Bouchra thequeerreview.com/2026/01/18/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →Double feature down! Bouchra: Tried not to let the fact this is a furry film cloud my judgment, but this still blew me away. Incredible dialogue, creative use of low-budget animation. 8-9/10 Hen: WTF??? The most morbid movie about a chicken ever. Too disjointed but I respect the craft, so 5-6/10?
positive · AI labelView post →Watching Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani's Bouchra, a hyper-realistic animated film about a lesbian Moroccan-American jackal, and wondering if furries know about it, and the answer is yes. From an interview with Barki and Bennani, who took inspiration from her own biography, in Interview magazine.
positive · AI labelView post →Nineteenth Bouchra (aka furry lesbian movie if you want a hook for it) boxd.it/gt4CvD
neutral · AI labelView post →Watched 'Bouchra' last night. In terms of atmosphere, aesthetic and themes, I really enjoyed it. It's a very unique (Sometimes rough) looking animation with an intimate and queer character focus. Unfortunately the whole meta 'making a movie' thing is super overdone lately, and that spoiled it a bit
neutral · AI labelView post →I saw Camp Miasma and it was very fun! seeing that film and Bouchra has me thinking about how the gays love making movies about making movies.
neutral · AI labelView post →During the year 2025, Lesbian Space Princess got a large recognition and a festival darling because it won Teddy Award for Best LGBTQ+ movie that played at Berlin International Film Festival of that year. I thought to myself - were there better LGBTQ+ animated features in 2025 (besides Bouchra)?
neutral · AI labelView post →Can I recommend you a recent animated movie? I want to know your thoughts on this movie called Bouchra.
neutral · AI labelView post →having watched your review, this movie sounds abysmal (and I just rented Bouchra)
negative · AI labelView post →NEW REVIEW! Come for the independent Moroccan/Italian/American animation. Stay for the unexpected anthropomorphic lesbian jackal sex. Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani's one-of-a-kind Bouchra is screening at #MIFF2026. fictionmachine.com/2026/08/15/m...
neutral · AI labelView post →No idea. It’s from the movie Bouchra.
neutral · AI labelView post →It's really good, friends offered me a poster of the hit film Bouchra (2026)
positive · AI labelView post →“Far from reiterating tired binaries – tradition versus modernity, elders versus youngsters – the film embraces the beauty of contradictions with open arms.” Phuong Le, The Guardian BOUCHRA plays this Monday at 730pm at NW Film Forum! grandillusioncinema.org/film/bouchra/
neutral · AI labelView post →🐺 BOUCHRA 🐺 We have a few free community tickets for this screening, if cost is a barrier please email [email protected] for a complimentary ticket. Book tickets here: www.filmhouse.org.uk/movie/bouchr... Location and Time 📍Edinburgh Filmhouse, Edinburgh 📍Friday 7th August from 6:15-8:15pm
neutral · AI labelView post →'In the film, they’re having all these conversations to get closer to each other because the foundation is love' - we chat to Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani about Bouchra www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/feature/2026... #FilmSky🎬
neutral · AI labelView post →They're also showing Bouchra in August, for all my fellow West Yorkshire furries www.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/cinema/bouchra
neutral · AI labelView post →Despite its bizarre animation, Bouchra is probably a misunderstood animated movie that explores queer identity in a positive and thoughtful light. I never thought I would appreciate this movie’s boldness, but here we are… #BlazikersAnimationAdventure
positive · AI labelView post →Saw BOUCHRA today at SIFF. Really cool film at the intersection of queer cinema, furry cinema, and Moroccan cinema. As a queer person with family in MENA, this film cut pretty deep youtu.be/-m302Kq_FG4
positive · AI labelView post →Just got out of my Bouchra screening. Really good movie, very touching.
positive · AI labelView post →Bouchra (2025) directed, written by, and starring Meriem Bennani and Orian Barki. An animated lesbian drama film exploring what happens years after you've come out, it is funny and charming, set in both New York and Morocco. Highly recommend! youtu.be/-m302Kq_FG4?...
positive · AI labelView post →Bouchra (2025, dir Orian Yani Barki and Meriem Bennani). Wrestling with writer’s block for her first film, Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in NYC, starts having difficult yet overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca that begin influencing the project. Balancing the precarity of working as an artist in New York, the rift in her identity between her two homes and an array of friendships and romantic interests, Bouchra’s emotional reckoning with her mother and herself becomes her…
neutral · AI labelView post →BOUCHRA is hitting US theaters (Metrograph in NYC) on June 26 from Film Movement. New trailer is out with a quote from my @thefilmstage.com review from #TIFF25: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-m30... Review: thefilmstage.com/tiff-review-...
neutral · AI labelView post →furries.... highly recommend u watch Bouchra, genuinely great movie, immensely likable
positive · AI labelView post →#CIFF61 Bouchra is an incredible animated film about a very human story of becoming and discovery, but told with CGI anthro animals who live and breathe and act silly and have sex and drink five year old tea bags. boxd.it/boPrQp
positive · AI labelView post →A little animated gem called #Bouchra, Morocco's first animated film, by Meriem Bonnani and Orian Barki, premieres today at the New York Film Festival, so here's my review from its world premiere at #TIFF50. Deserves to become a Queer Cinema cult hit. open.substack.com/pub/nadienos...
neutral · AI labelView post →are you're sure you're logging, which appears in all the activity feeds, rather than just marking as watched? (anyway the movie of the year is Everytime, with Bouchra as a good second pick, see them if you can...)
positive · AI labelView post →Bouchra is an intensely personal film, made even moreso by its fourth wall-breaking coda. I think with time I’ll only come to appreciate more the emotional weight carried by the distance that anthropomorphizing animals allowed.
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