Years active 1982-present Movies Rachida Spouse Mohamed Chouikh | Role Film director Name Yamina Bachir | |
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Born 20 March 1954 (age 70) ( 1954-03-20 ) Algiers, Algeria Occupation Film director
Screenwriter Similar People Mohamed Chouikh, Hamid Remas, Philippe Arthuys | ||
Rachida (2002) - Extrait du Film
Yamina Bachir (born 20 March 1954) is an Algerian film director and screenwriter. Her film Rachida was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. According to Roy Armes, Rachida is 'the first 35mm feature directed by an Algerian woman in Algeria'. The film was primarily financed by French and European funding companies. It was popular in Algeria and was distributed internationally in France.
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Career and personal life
Bachir attended the National Film School where she studied editing. She is best known for her work Rachida which took her five years to produce. Rachida has been the only Algerian film screened for the Un Certain Regard prize.
Bachir is married to fellow Algerian director Mohammed Chouikh. She has a son and three daughters. During the Black Decade, Bachir-Chouikh stayed in Algeria where she worked as a film editor on her husband's films.