Saâd Chraïbi (Arabic: سعد الشرايبي ) is a Moroccan director[1][2] and screenwriter.[3][4][5]

He has made numerous films revolving around Moroccan society and history, particularly the colonial period and Years of Lead, but also the status of Moroccan women. An activist and intellectual, he has written numerous articles[6] and participated in multiple worldwide film events.[7][8][9] He is involved in directing, screenwriting and production management.

Biography

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Chraïbi was born on July 27, 1952, in Fez, Morocco to Bensalem Ben Abdelkarim and Rqia Bent Abdelkader.[10] He studied medicine for two years (1968-1970) at the Faculty of Medicine in Casablanca before spending a year at the University of Fancine (France), majoring in communication. He is the brother of Omar Chraïbi.[8]

In the 1970s, he joined the National Federation of Film Clubs of Morocco. In 1976, he took part in the production of the collective film Cinders of the Vineyard alongside Abdelkader Lagtaâ et Abdelkarim Derkaoui.

In 1990, he directed his first feature film, "Chronicle of a Normal Life", followed in 2000 by his film Soif which evokes the colonial past of Morocco. In 1998, Chraïbi inaugurated a trilogy devoted to the condition of Moroccan women by making the film Femmes... et Femmes,[11] which was followed by Jawhara and Femmes en Miroires. Eight years later, in 2019, he would release another feature film Les 3M Histoire Inachevée.[7]

He was married to Mouna Fettou, the star of his film Femmes... et Femmes.[12][13]

Filmography

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1978 La vie d'une village (documentary)[5]
1982 Ghiab (Absence)[14][5]
1991 Chronique d'une Vie Normale (Chronicle of a Normal Life)[5]
1999 Femmes... et Femmes[15][5]
2000 Soif (Thirst)[16][17]
2003 Jawhara[18]
2007 Islamour[19]
2011 Femmes en Miroires (Women In Mirrors)[20][21]
2018 Les 3M Histoire Inachevée[22][23]

Bibliography

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  • L'expérience cinématographique de Saad Chraïbi (2004), Tanger : Association des critiques de cinéma au Maroc , 2004 [24]

References

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  1. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi". Festival International du Film de Marrakech. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  2. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi". www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  3. ^ "Personnes | Africultures : Chraïbi Saâd". Africultures (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  4. ^ "saâd Chraibi | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire (in French). KARTHALA Editions. 2000-01-01. ISBN 978-2-84586-060-5.
  6. ^ "Saad Chraibi". data.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  7. ^ a b MATIN, Ouafaa Bennani, LE. "Le Matin - Saâd Chraïbi : "Nous savons depuis toujours que le secteur culturel et artistique ne constitue pas une priorité pour l'État"". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  9. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi membre du jury du Festival du film africain de Louxor". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  10. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi : "Dans la politique, il n'y a rien de vrai"". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  11. ^ Njoku, Raphael Chijioke (2006). Culture and Customs of Morocco. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-313-33289-0.
  12. ^ "Saâd Chraïbi : "Mona Fettou était oppressive"". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  13. ^ "Confidences: Saâd et Mouna racontent leur histoire". L'Economiste (in French). 2001-11-02. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  14. ^ "Saad Chraibi". Festival des 3 Continents. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  15. ^ Carter, Sandra Gayle (2009-08-16). What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. Lexington Books. ISBN 978-0-7391-3187-9.
  16. ^ "Soif | IFFR". iffr.com. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  17. ^ Videau, André (2003). "Soif. Film marocain de Saâd Chraïbi". Hommes & Migrations. 1242 (1): 147.
  18. ^ "Africiné - La théâtralité dramatique dans Jawhara de Saâd Chraïbi". Africiné (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  19. ^ ""Islamour"; enfants de couples mixtes, entre racines et double culture, Dimanche en 2ème partie de soirée". 2M (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  20. ^ "filmnat12". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  21. ^ "Saâd Chraibi présente à Toronto son film "Femmes en miroirs"" (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  22. ^ ":: CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::". www.ccm.ma. Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  23. ^ "Sortie nationale du film de Saad Chraibi : "Les 3M, histoire inachevée" en salle à partir du 10 avril". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2021-11-13.
  24. ^ L'Expérience cinématographique de Saad Chraibi. Tanger: Association des critiques de cinéma au Maroc. 2004.
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