Until He’s Back

Runtime: 40 minutes
Director & Producer: Jacqueline Baylon
Editor & Story Producer: Hailey Gavin
Cinematographers: Guillem Trius, Carmen Molina, Pedro Ballesteros
Impact Producer: Marga Varea
Synopsis: After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to get his son’s remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye.

Awards & Recognition

• Big Sky Documentary Film Festival | Winner, Best Short Documentary

• Hamptons International Film Festival | Winner, Best Short Documentary

• Mountainfilm Festival | Best Short Film Special Jury Mention

• El Paso Film Festival | Winner, Best Short Documentary

• IDA Best Short Documentary | Nominee

• 97th Academy Awards® | Shortlist

• SIMA 2025 | Winner, Best Documentary & Best Audio, Short Documentary Category

Official Selections

• Big Sky Documentary Film Festival — February 2024

• Tampere Film Festival — March 2024

• San Francisco International Film Festival — April 2024

• Mountainfilm Festival — May 2024

• Festival de Cine de Tarifa y Tanger — May 2024

• DC/DOX — June 2024

• Woods Hole Film Festival — July 2024

• DokuFest — August 2024

• El Paso Film Festival — September 2024

• Hamptons International Film Festival — October 2024

• Buffalo International Film Festival — October 2024

• Woodstock Film Festival — October 2024

• DOC NYC (Shorts Shortlist) — November 2024

• IDFA — November 2024

• PriMed - Festival de la Méditerranée — December 2024