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Erfoud - Dunevillagecar
up. The permit was incredibly
difficult to procure, as the
building was on the edge of a
factory owned by the King of
Morocco, who finally agreed.
Months of planning culminated
in the biggest explosion I have
ever witnessed. It blew Tony
off his feet, and the rushes
were amazing.
One film led to another. And
the moment I got home, I
was sent back to Morocco for
Syriana. Six months later, I
was in Los Angeles to meet
Oliver Stone for a movie called
Alexander. Ten months later,
it seemed that home had
traversed continents, and the
chaotic hustle and bustle that
was Morocco became my life.
London was the past; Morocco
the future.
I had grown up on military
bases in Europe and the
Mediterranean. The film
industry was never on the
career list. My father was a
teacher who went into the
Army. We traveled a lot and I
never really had a home. My
aunt was working as a casting
director, and holiday visits to
film sets had planted an idea
in my head at the age of 15.
I started as a production
runner at 18, became a 3rd
AD, thought I wanted to work