Taïeb Louhichi

• Name — Taïeb Louhichi • Born — June 16, 1948 • Birthplace — Mareth, Tunisia • Died — February 21, 2018 • Education — Vaugirard Street School • Occupation — filmmaker. screenwriter. film director. producer • Notable Works — Shadow of the Earth, Layla My Reason, La Danse Du Vent • Website — www.taieblouhichi.com

Louhichi was born in 1948 in Mareth, Tunisia. He initially studied literature and obtained a doctorate in sociology before transitioning to filmmaking.

Louhichi shot several short films such as Mon Village, un Village Parmi Tant D'Autres (My Village, A Village Among Others), winner of the Golden Tanit at the Cinematographic Days of Carthage in 1972, El Khammes (The Sharecropper), awarded in many festivals in 1976 and Carthage, year 12. He released his first feature film, Shadow of the Earth, in 1982. Shadow of the Earth won several awards at the 8th Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou (FESPACO), including best screenplay. Louhichi's debut was also screened by the International Critics' Week in Cannes. In 1989, Louhichi shot and released Layla, My Reason, which was selected for competition at the Venice Film Festival. Two years later, Layla, My Reason won the Audience Award at the inaugural Festival del cinema africano, d'Asia e America Latina di Milano in 1991. He was also named Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in France. Louhichi suffered serious injuries in a 2006 car accident in the United Arab Emirates while visiting the country to chair the jury of an Emirati film festival. Prominent figure in Arab and African cinema, several tributes are paid to him to highlight his journey. In 2011, he filmed the documentary Les Gens de l'Etincelle (People of the Spark) on the Tunisian Revolution. He released L'Enfant Du Soleil (Child Of The Sun) in 2013. His last feature film, La Rumeur de l'Eau (Water Rumours) was released, posthumously, in theaters in Tunisia on March 2, 2018. In 2020, his hometown Mareth is organizing the first edition of the Taïeb Louhichi Film Festival. A Taïeb Louhichi film club is established in Gabès, and the House of Culture in Mareth also perpetuates his memory by being named in his honor.

• 1972: Mon village, un village parmi tant d'autres (My Village, A Village Among Others) • 1977: Le Temps d'apprendre (A Time To Learn) • 1983: Gabès, l'oasis et l'usine (Gabes, The Oasis And The Factory) • 1987: Gorée, l'île du grand-père (Gorée, Island of the Grand-Father) • 1990: La Famille productive (The Productive Family) • 1992: Écrans d'Afrique (Screens Of Africa) • 1994: Kër Jo Ouakam • 2004: Opéra Ibn Sina, le making-of (Ibn Sina Opera, The Making-Of) • 2012: Les Gens de l'étincelle (People Of The Spark)

Taïeb Louhichi died on February 21, 2018, at the age of 69.

Taïeb Louhichi is recorded as a citizen of French protectorate of Tunisia. Recorded with the occupation film director. Established in Bibliothèque nationale de France under 14116866p.

• 1982: L'Ombre de la terre (Shadow of the Earth) • 1989: Layla, My Reason (Majnoun Layla) • 1998: Noces de lune (Wedding Of The Moon) • 2003: La Danse du vent (Dance Of The Wind) • 2013: Toefl Al-Shams (Child Of The Sun) • 2017: La Rumeur de l'eau (Water Rumours)

• 1970: Masques • 1971: Loge d'artiste • 1971: Le Cri de pierre • 1971: Labyrinthes • 1973: Ziara ou visite à l'aïeul marabout (Visit To The Forefather Marabou) • 1975: El Khammès (The Sharecropper) • 1978: Carthage an 12 (Carthage, Year 12) • 1994: Le chant du Baye Fall (The Song Of The Baye Fall) • 1995: La Cité des sciences à Tunis (The City Of Sciences Of Tunis) • 1999: La Force des petits (The strength of the young) • 2000: Le Fil d'Oumou Sy (The Thread Of Oumou Sy)