Gaya Jiji
Gaya Jiji | |
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| Born | 1979  Damascus |
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| Occupation | Film director |
Gaya Jiji (born 1979) is a Syrian filmmaker working in Paris. She is the director of My Favourite Fabric (2018).
Gaya Jiji was born in 1979 in Damascus, Syria. She earned a master's degree from Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis.[1] She was awarded the Women in Motion Young Talent Award at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Her feature film debut was My Favourite Fabric (2018), an exploration of female sexuality and self-expression set in Damascus in 2011. Manal Issa plays Nahla, who is rejected by a potential husband in favor of her sister and seeks refuge in a brothel. The film competed in the Un certain regard section of the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. [3][4]
She is working on a second feature film, The Stranger.[1]
Filmography
[edit]- “The Haunted House” (15 mn, 2003)[1]
- “The Father… too” (15 mn, 2009)[1]
- Matin, midi, soir... et matin/“Morning, Noon, Evening… and Morning” (19 mn, 2011)[1]
- Mon tissu préféré/My Favourite Fabric (2018)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Book of Projects: 3RD EDITION OF THE RED SEA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (PDF). 2023. p. 95.
- ^ Keslassy, Elsa (2016-06-01). "Q&A: Syria's Gaya Jiji, Winner of Cannes/Kering's Women in Motion Award, On Challenges Faced by Female Directors in Syria". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Weissberg, Jay (2018-05-18). "Cannes Film Review: 'My Favorite Fabric'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
- ^ Keslassy, John Hopewell,Elsa; Hopewell, John; Keslassy, Elsa (2014-05-27). "CANNES: Morocco's La Prod, France's Iliade Team For 'My Favorite Fabric'". Variety. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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