A Door to the Sky

Eva Saint-Paul A Door to the Sky (Arabic: باب السماء مفتوح, romanized: Bab al-Samah Maftuh, French: Une porte sur le ciel) is a 1989 Moroccan film directed by Farida Benlyazid.

Upon the illness and subsequent death of her father, she returns to her native Fez and meets a female Sufi mystic, Kirana.

Nadia turns her family's traditional home into a zawiyya, functioning as a shelter for abused and homeless women.

Nadia experiences dreams and visions of Ba Sissi, her family's deceased African servant who was known for his mysticism and piety.

Nadia has a mystical vision in a trance where she sees the buried jewels of her deceased mother, enabling her to pay off the debt to her brother.