She spent her childhood in her native Tangier before pursuing a university degree in London. When They Slept (2012), her first short film, was selected by a number of prestigious international festivals and received a total of 17 awards, including Seminci, where it screened as part of a retrospective dedicated to Moroccan cinema of the 21st century. In 2015, her second short, Aya Goes to the Beach, continued on the same path and won Cairo’s Audience Award among its many prizes. Together with her husband director Nabil Ayouch, Touzani worked on the development of the script and on the set of his much-acclaimed feature Much Loved (2015). She also co-wrote and appeared in a leading role in Ayouch’s film Razzia (2017). Adam marks her feature film directing debut.
Seminci - Semana Internacional de Cine de Valladolid
