Nadia El Fani
Nadia El Fani (نادية الفاني; b. 1960 in Paris), is a French-Tunisian director, screenwriter and producer working primarily on documentaries about human rights, women’s rights and secularism. She began working in cinema as an intern on the film Misunderstood (1984), shot in Tunisia, before becoming an assistant director with filmmakers including Roman Polanski, Nouri Bouzid and Franco Zeffirelli. In 1990, she directed her first short film and created her first video production company before relocating to Paris in 2002 during the making of her debut feature, Bedwin Hacker (2003). Thereafter she directed several documentaries, including Même pas mal (2012) in which she compares her struggle with breast cancer to the political battle against Islamic fundamentalism.
Filmography
Nos seins, nos armes ! (Our Breasts, Our Weapons!) (2013), Même pas mal (It Doesn’t Even Hurt) (2012), Ni Allah ni Maître (Neither Allah nor Master) (2011), Ouled Lenine (Lenin’s Children) (2007), 2005: Unissez-vous, il n’est jamais trop tard ! (Unite, It’s Never Too Late! – for the short film series Paris la métisse, The Mixed Paris) (2005), Bedwin Hacker (Bedouin Hacker) (2003), Tant qu’il y aura de la pelloche (As Long As There Is Film) (1998), Tanitez-moi (1993), Femmes Leader du Maghreb (Women Leader of the Maghreb) (1993), Fifty-fifty mon amour (Fifty-fifty My Love) (1992), Pour le plaisir (For the Pleasure) (1990)
