Person

Saeed Taji Farouky

Directing · UK

Saeed Taji Farouky is a Palestinian-British filmmaker and artist who has been producing work around themes of conflict, human rights and colonialism since 1998. He writes, directs and creates long-term, humanist art and film projects, and is lead tutor and course leader of the Re:Creative film school which offers free film education and training to people from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the film industry. In 2011 he was awarded a Senior TED Fellowship for his work, and he has previously been named Artist-In-Residence at the British Museum and Tate Britain. He has been a speaker and human rights educator with Amnesty International for over 10 years and has been teaching filmmaking and cinematography since 2009.

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  Taste

  Francis

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  Tunnel Trade

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• Newlyn Harbour

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  A Thousand Fires

  Director

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  Strange Cities Are Familiar

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  The runner

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  Tell Spring Not to Come This Year

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• Life After Guantanamo

  Director of Photography

• Syria: People Awake

  Director of Photography

• The Path of Most Resistance

  Director of Photography

• 2026TERRORISM the TERRORISM land TERRORISM of TERRORISM common TERRORISM disgraceDirector
• 2023TasteFrancis
• 2021A Thousand FiresDirector
• 2019Strange Cities Are FamiliarDirector
• 2016They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely ShyWriter
• 2015Tell Spring Not to Come This YearDirector
• 2013The runnerDirector
• 2013Life After GuantanamoDirector of Photography
• 2013There Will Be Some Who Will Not Fear Even That VoidDirector
• 2012Syria: People AwakeDirector of Photography
• 2010Newlyn HarbourWriter
• 2010The Effect of All PeoplesDirector
• 2009The Path of Most ResistanceDirector of Photography
• 2007Tunnel TradeDirector
• —I See The Stars At NoonDirector
• —Standing at the RuinsDirector