Narjiss Nejjar (born 1971) is a Moroccan filmmaker and screenwriter. Her film Les Yeux Secs (Cry No More)[a] was screened at Cannes in 2003.[1]
Narjiss Nejjar | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1971 |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Occupation(s) | Director, screenwriter |
| Notable work | Wake Up Morocco |
Early life and career
editNejjar was a student at ESRA in Paris, where she studied filmmaking.[2]
In 1994, she directed her first documentary L’exigence de la Dignite.[3] She has worked on documentaries as well as fiction films; her best known feature film, Les Yeux Secs initially started as a documentary about the women of Tizi but the women declined to be filmed.[4] The film was screened at the 2003 Cannes film festival and the 4th International Festival of Rabat Film where she received the grand prize.[3]
She is also the author of the novel Cahier d'empreintes; released in 1999.[2]
Nejjar is the daughter to the novelist Noufissa Sbai; Sbai was the producer on Les Yeux Secs.
Selected filmography
edit- L’exigence de la Dignite (1994)
- Khaddouj, Memoire de Targha (1996)
- Les Salines (1998)
- Le septième ciel (2001)
- Le miroir du fou (2002)
- Les yeux secs (Cry No More, 2003)
- Wake Up Morocco (2006)
- Terminus des anges (2010)
- L'amante du rif (2011)
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Sometimes translated as Dry Eyes.
References
edit- ^ "Narjiss NEJJAR". Festival De Cannes. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b Armes, Roy (2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press. p. 223. ISBN 9780253000422. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Narjiss Nejjar". Websil Sarl. October 19, 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ^ Pallister, Janis L.; Hottell, Ruth A. (2011). Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel. Madison, NJ; Lanham, Md.: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 100–101. ISBN 9781611474435. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
External links
edit- Narjiss Nejjar at IMDb
- Narjiss Nejjar at Allocine. (French)