Person
Faouzi Bensaïdi
Directing · Born 1967-03-14 · Meknès, Morocco
Biography
Faouzi Bensaïdi, born 14 March 1967, is a Moroccan film director, actor, screenwriter and artist. His film A THOUSAND MONTHS (2003) was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival. In 2007 and 2009 he has taken part in the Arts in Marrakech Festival showing and discussing his films and installations. In 2011, his film DEATH FOR SALE premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film was selected as the Moroccan entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 85th Academy Awards, but it did not make the final shortlist.
Known for
Wind Horse
Driss
Braids
2000
It Must Be Heaven
Man Running From Police
Saint Laurent
Butler
Deserts
L'épicier
Dheepan
Monsieur Habib
Mektoub
Kamal Raoui
Death for Sale
Inspector debbaz
Volubilis
Si Mohamed
Far Away
2001
Filmography
- 2024Why Did You Leave the Horse Alone?Director
- 2023My Dad is not Dead
- 2023DesertsL'épicier
- 2022Interactions - When Cinema Looks to NatureScript
- 2022Summer DaysDirector
- 2019It Must Be HeavenMan Running From Police
- 2019A Sunny DayDirector
- 2019InterdependenceWriter
- 2018SofiaFaouzi
- 2017The BlessedAmine
- 2017Lola PaterLe sheikh
- 2017VolubilisSi Mohamed
- 2015DheepanMonsieur Habib
- 2014Saint LaurentButler
- 2014Short PlaysDirector
- 2013Goodbye MoroccoAli
- 2011Death for SaleInspector debbaz
- 2006WWW: What a Wonderful WorldKamel
- 2003A Thousand MonthsSamir
- 2002Wind HorseDriss
- 2001Far Away
- 2000Braids
- 2000The Rain LineDirector
- 2000The wallWriter
- 1999The CliffDirector
- 1997MektoubKamal Raoui
- —Jeudi moins le quart
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