So What If the Goats Die

{{Infobox film

| native_name = Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent

| director = Sofia Alaoui

| writer = Sofia Alaoui

| producer = Sofia Alaoui, Margaux Lorier

| starring = Saïd Ouabi, Fouad Oughaou, Moha Oughaou

| cinematography = Noé Bach

| editing = Héloïse Pelloquet

| music = Amine Bouhafa

| released = {{Film date|2020|01||Sundance|ref1={{cite web|url=https://www.sundance.org/blogs/news/2020-festival-shorts-indie-episodic-special-events-announced/|title=2020 Sundance Film Festival: Indie Episodic, Shorts And Special Events Announced|date=10 December 2019|access-date=16 February 2022}}}}

| runtime = 23 minutes

| country = Morocco, France

| language = Berber

}}

So What If the Goats Die (French: Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent), is a 2020 Moroccan short film directed by Sofia Alaoui.{{Cite web|title=Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent (2019)|url=https://www.unifrance.org/film/49398/qu-importe-si-les-betes-meurent|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.unifrance.org|language=fr}}{{Cite web|title=Focus sur "Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent", court métrage primé aux César {{!}} CNC|url=https://www.cnc.fr/cinema/actualites/decouvrez-quimporte-si-les-betes-meurent-court-metrage-prime-a-sundance_1142883|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.cnc.fr}}{{Cite web|title=Film SO WHAT IF THE GOATS DIE|url=https://www.festivalcinemania.com/en/film/so-what-if-the-goats-die|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Cinemania festival|language=en-gb}}{{Cite web|title=Qu'importe si les bêtes meurent|url=https://www.academie-cinema.org/en/films/quimporte-si-les-betes-meurent-2/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Académie des César|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=So What If the Goats Die (2020) awards & festivals on MUBI|url=https://mubi.com/films/so-what-if-the-goats-die/awards|access-date=2021-11-17|website=mubi.com}}{{Cite web|title=so-what-if-the-goats-die|url=https://www.sundance.org/projects/so-what-if-the-goats-die|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.sundance.org|language=English}} It was screened at a number of international film festivals including the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Namur International Francophone Film Festival, winning multiple awards.{{Cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=2020-02-02|title=Sundance Film Festival Awards: 'Minari' Scores Double Top Honors – The Complete Winners List|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/sundance-film-festival-awards-2020-winners-1202848900/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|date=2020-02-01|title=Sundance Awards: 'Minari' Wins Grand Jury Prize|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/sundance-awards-2020-winners-list-updating-live-1275570/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-15|title=Un César pour la réalisatrice franco-marocaine Sofia Alaoui|url=https://www.leconomiste.com/article/1074426-un-cesar-pour-la-realisatrice-franco-marocaine-sofia-alaoui|access-date=2021-11-17|website=L'Economiste|language=fr}}{{Cite web|last=Azahhaf|first=Nihale|title=Moroccan Sofia Alaoui's Short Film Among 2021 Cesars Awards Nominees|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2021/02/334710/moroccan-sofia-alaouis-short-film-among-2021-cesars-awards-nominees|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Morocco World News|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=César Awards: 'So What if the Goats Die' by Sofia Alaoui Nominated in Best Short Film Category {{!}} MapNews|url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/culture/c%C3%A9sar-awards-so-what-if-goats-die-sofia-alaoui-nominated-best-short-film-category|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.mapnews.ma}} In 2023, Alaoui released a feature film based on the short titled Animalia.