Yamina Bachir
Yamina Bachir | |
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| Born | 20 March 1954 |
| Occupation(s) | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1982-present |
Yamina Bachir (born 20 March 1954) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
Career and personal life
Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing.[2] She is best known for her work Rachida which took her five years to produce.[3] Rachida has been the only Algerian film screened for the Un Certain Regard prize.[4]
Bachir is married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh. She has a son and three daughters.[2]
Filmography
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Sandstorm". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
- ^ a b Dupont, Joan. "Giving a human face to Algeria's horror". New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Corm, Carole (2004). "A Woman's Struggle in Midst of War". Al Jadid : a review & record of Arab culture and arts. 10 (46). Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab women filmmakers. Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press. p. 275. ISBN 9789774162688.
External links
- Yamina Bachir at IMDb
- Yamina Bachir-Chouikh at Allocine. (French)
- Yamina Bachir at the Museum of Modern Art
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