Omar Chraïbi Explained

Omar Chraïbi (born April 22, 1961 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker,^[1] producer and screenwriter.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Biography

Chraïbi was born in Casablanca. He obtained a bachelor's degree in literature in Casablanca in 1984, then studied photography^[5] at the Institut Communal des Arts et Décoratifs et Industriels (ICADI). He would go on to obtain a master's degree in communication sciences and techniques at Grenoble in 1986, then a Master of Advanced Study in cinema in Paris, before completing a training course at the FEMIS. He is the brother of Saâd Chraïbi.^[6]

He has been the unit production manager of multiple foreign films shot in Morocco, including The Bourne Ultimatum, Green Zone, Body of Lies and Syriana.^[7]

Filmography

Feature films

• 2000: L'homme qui brodait des secrets (The Man Who Embroidered Secrets)
• 2003: Rahma
• 2007: Tissée de mains et d'étoffe (Woven from Hands and Fabric)

Short films

• 1993: Jeu Fatal (Fatal Game)
• 1995: Lumiere (Light)
• 1995: Fabula

Notes and References

1. Book: Carter, Sandra Gayle. What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. 2009-08-16. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-3187-9. en.
2. Web site: Personnes Africultures : Chraïbi Omar. 2021-11-13. Africultures. fr-FR.
3. Web site:

   CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::

   . 2021-11-13. www.ccm.ma.
4. Web site: Omar Chraïbi. 2021-11-13. Télérama.fr. fr.
5. Book: Armes, Roy. African Filmmaking: North and South of the Sahara. 2006. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-34853-1. en.
6. Book: Armes, Roy. Postcolonial Images: Studies in North African Film. 2005. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-21744-8. en.
7. Web site: Omar Chraibi. https://web.archive.org/web/20211113125523/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2bd7548afd. dead. November 13, 2021. 2021-11-13. BFI. en.