Two performers silhouetted in a lifting pose against a twilight sky, from Sacred Union (2022)
FREELANCE EDITOR & COLORIST OPEN TO FREELANCE PROJECTS

MOROCCO / WORKING WORLDWIDE

Essam
Doukhou.

Film editor & colorist

I edit and color grade films, documentaries and music videos.

EXPLORE THE WORK
THE PRACTICE — 001
Cut with intention.
Color with feeling.
FICTION / DOCUMENTARY / MUSIC VIDEOS
ART FILMS / TELEVISION
01 / VISUAL SELECTION35 STILLS / 07 PROJECTS

FROM THE PROJECTS

Selected frames.

Stills from different projects. Select a film to explore its images.

02 / MOVING IMAGESELECTED FILMOGRAPHY

THE WORK IN MOTION

Films & projects.

Editing, color grading and directing work. Open a project to see the images and credits.

03 / COLOR GRADINGORIGINAL / FINAL GRADE

COLOR GRADING WORK

Color
grading.

I work on balancing shots and developing a look that fits the film.

CONTRAST & TONEPALETTE & MOODSHOT MATCHING
Red satin and patterned shadows in a cinematic close-up
SACRED UNION / 2022
Silhouette of a musician in warm Saharan light from Poetry and Music of the Sahara
POETRY & MUSIC / 2020
COLOR COMPARISON / REAL FRAMES

Before & after

Compare original and final graded frames from projects I worked on. Drag the line to see the difference.

Finished-look still: performer against a dusk skyORIGINAL / FINAL FRAME
04 / ABOUTBEHIND THE TIMELINE

A BIT ABOUT ME

Editor.
Colorist.
Filmmaker.

ED.

I’m a Moroccan filmmaker working mainly in editing and color grading.

I work on fiction, documentaries, TV productions, music videos and art projects. I also direct, which informs the way I approach an edit.

I've also worked as a second-unit director on Moroccan television series, including KM7 (2025) and Rahma Season 2 (2026).

LOCATIONMorocco
LANGUAGESArabic · French · English
WORKING WITHStudios · Directors · Producers
LET'S COLLABORATE
05 / CONTACTOPEN TO COLLABORATIONS

AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE WORK

Let’s
work together.

Available for freelance editing, color grading and selected creative collaborations — in Morocco or remotely.

PROJECT / SELECTED WORK

Selected project still01 / 01

SHOWREEL

Selected moving image