Yamina Bachir
Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'.
Also recorded as Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
Yamina Bachir
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- Name
- Yamina Bachir-Chouikh
- Born
- 20 March 1954
- Birthplace
- Algiers, French Algeria, France
- Died
- 3 April 2022
- Occupation
- Film director Screenwriter
- Nationality
- Algeria and France.
- Languages
- Arabic and French.
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Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'.
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Biography
Biography
The film was primarily financed by French and European funding companies. It was popular in Algeria and was distributed internationally in France.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Yamina Bachir-Chouikh • Born — 20 March 1954 • Birthplace — Algiers, French Algeria, France • Died — 3 April 2022 • Occupation — Film director Screenwriter • Years Active — 1982–2022
Career and personal life
Career and personal life
Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing. She is best known for her work Rachida which took her five years to produce. Rachida has been the only Algerian film screened for the Un Certain Regard prize. Bachir was married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh. She has a son and three daughters. During the Black Decade, Bachir-Chouikh stayed in Algeria where she worked as a film editor on her husband's films.
Filmography
Filmography
• Sandstorm (1982) • Rachida (2002)
Life and career
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Life and career
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1954
Yamina Bachir born at Algiers.
2022
Yamina Bachir died at Algiers.
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