Djamila Sahraoui
Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algiers on 23 October 1950. She studied literature before attending the renowned Parisian film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), specialising in scriptwriting and direction. Sahraoui moved to France in 1975 where she began her career as a documentary filmmaker.
Djamila Sahraoui
- Name
- Djamila Sahraoui
- Born
- 1950
- Birthplace
- Algiers, Algeria
- Education
- IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques)
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Nationality
- Algeria.
- Languages
- French.
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Djamila Sahraoui was born in Algiers on 23 October 1950. She studied literature before attending the renowned Parisian film school IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques), specialising in scriptwriting and direction. Sahraoui moved to France in 1975 where she began her career as a documentary filmmaker.
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Biography
Biography
She made her first short film, Houria in 1980, then worked as an editor and assistant, before going on to make her own documentaries from the 1990s. Her 1995 documentary, La moitié du ciel d'Allah, featured interviews with Algerian women about work and their struggles for equality and freedom. In 1997, she was named the laureate of la Villa Medicis due to her success. While Sahraoui is best known for her documentaries, she has also achieved success with her fiction films Barakat! (2006) and Yema (2013).
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• Name — Djamila Sahraoui • Born — 1950 • Birthplace — Algiers, Algeria • Education — IDHEC (Institut des hautes études cinématographiques) • Occupation — Filmmaker • Notable Works — Barakat! Djamila Sahraoui (born 1950) is an Algerian filmmaker.
Documentaries
Documentaries
• Avoir 2000 ans dans les Aurès (1990), 26 min. • Prénom Marianne (1992), 26 min. • La moitié du ciel d'Allah (1995), 52 min. • Algérie, la vie quand même (1999), 52 min. • Opération Télé-cités (2000), 26 min. • Algérie, la vie toujours (2001), 53 min. • Et les arbres poussent en Kabylie (2003), 85 min.
Short films
Short films
• Houria (1980), 26 min.
Fiction films
Fiction films
• Barakat! (2006) • Yema (2012)
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- 1.Biographie. Africultures.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 2
- Encyclopedia of Arab Women Filmmakers. American Univ in Cairo Press. 2005.
- Le dictionnaire universel des créatrices. Éditions des femmes. 2013.
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