Machaho (1995) is a Kabyle film directed by Belkacem Hadjaj and is one of the first in Tamazight:

‘Set within the rugged mountains of Algeria, this metaphysical drama, filmed entirely in the Amazigh language, follows the vengeful quest of an Amazigh patriarch out to find the young man who impregnated his daughter. Adding insult to the father’s injury is the fact that he saved the young man from freezing to death on a high mountain slope. While the obsessed father braves rugged unforgiving hillsides and wanders into assorted villages and bandit camps, the story jumps to scenes of the daughter and her lover who have secretly reunited to share their growing love. Unfortunately, the story comes full circle when the father finally catches up to his daughter’s lover in a snow-covered forest.’