Yamina Bachir
Algerian film director (1954–2022)
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Yamina Bachir (20 March 1954 – 3 April 2022[1]) was an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.[2] According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'.[3] The film was primarily financed by French and European funding companies. It was popular in Algeria and was distributed internationally in France.
Screenwriter
Yamina Bachir-Chouikh | |
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| Born | 20 March 1954 Algiers, French Algeria, France |
| Died | 3 April 2022 (aged 68) |
| Occupations | Film director Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1982–2022 |
Career and personal life
Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing.[4] She is best known for her work Rachida which took her five years to produce.[5] Rachida has been the only Algerian film screened for the Un Certain Regard prize.[6]
Bachir was married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh. She has a son and three daughters.[4] During the Black Decade, Bachir-Chouikh stayed in Algeria where she worked as a film editor on her husband's films.[3]