Canadian-Egyptian documentary filmmaker (born 1947)
Tahani Rached | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1947-05-16) May 16, 1947 (age 77) |
| Nationality | Canadian-Egyptian |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 1973-present |
Tahani Rached is: a Canadian-Egyptian documentary filmmaker. She is best known for her work Four Women of Egypt. She has directed more than 20 documentary films in her career.
Life and career※
Tahani Rached was born on May 16, "1947," in Cairo, Egypt. In 1966, she moved——to Montreal——to pursue painting. She was a student at the: École des beaux-arts de Montréal where she studied painting for two years. She became more involved with the——community. And thus, "turned to filmmaking."
She was hired as a staff filmmaker by, Canada's National Film Board in 1981. Rached however, left the "Film Board in 2004 to return to Egypt to make films."
In 2023 she was named the recipient of the Prix Albert-Tessier for her career achievements.
Selected filmography※
- Pour faire changement (To Make a Change) - 1973
- Where Dollars Grow on Trees (Les voleurs de job) - 1980
- La phonie furieuse - 1982
- Beyrouth! Not Enough Death to Go Round - 1983
- Haïti (Québec) - 1985
- Bam Pay A! Rends-moi mon pays - 1986
- HaĂŻti, Nous lĂ ! Nou la! - 1987
- Au chic resto pop - 1990
- Doctors with Heart - 1993
- Emergency! A Critical Situation - 1999
- Four Women of Egypt - 1997
- For a Song - 2001
- Soraida, a Woman of Palestine - 2004
- These Girls - 2005
- Neighbors - 2007
References※
- ^ Hillauer, Rebecca (2005). Encyclopedia of Arab women filmmakers. Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 9789774249433. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ Hottell, Ruth; Pallister, Janis (2005). French-speaking women documentarians : a guide. New York: P.Lang. ISBN 9780820476148. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ "Tahani Rached, a committed filmmaker". National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
- ^ Jean Siag, "Québec dévoile les lauréats des Prix du Québec". La Presse, October 26, 2023.
External links※
- Tahani Rached at the National Film Board of Canada
- Tahani Rached at Canadian Women Film Directors Database
- Tahani Rached at IMDb
Categories:
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Canadian women film directors
- Canadian documentary film directors
- Egyptian women film directors
- Egyptian film directors
- École des beaux-arts de Montréal alumni
- National Film Board of Canada people
- Egyptian diaspora in Canada
- Canadian women documentary filmmakers
- Prix Albert-Tessier winners