Saâd Chraïbi Explained
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
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.
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
1978 | La vie d'une village (documentary) |
1982 | Ghiab (Absence)[14] |
1991 | Chronique d'une Vie Normale (Chronicle of a Normal Life) |
1999 | Femmes... et Femmes[15] |
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
- L'expérience cinématographique de Saad Chraïbi (2004), Tanger : Association des critiques de cinéma au Maroc, 2004 [24]
Notes and References
- Web site: Saâd Chraïbi. 2021-11-13. Festival International du Film de Marrakech. en-US.
- Web site: Saâd Chraïbi. 2021-11-13. www.luxorafricanfilmfestival.com.
- Web site: Personnes Africultures : Chraïbi Saâd. 2021-11-13. Africultures. fr-FR.
- Web site: saâd Chraibi IFFR. 2021-11-13. iffr.com.
- Book: Les cinémas d'Afrique: dictionnaire. 2000-01-01. KARTHALA Editions. 978-2-84586-060-5. fr.
- Web site: Saad Chraibi. 2021-11-13. data.bnf.fr. en.
- Web site: 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". 2021-11-13. Le Matin. fr.
- Web site:
CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::
. 2021-11-13. www.ccm.ma.
- Web site: Saâd Chraïbi membre du jury du Festival du film africain de Louxor. 2021-11-13. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. fr-FR.
- Web site: Saâd Chraïbi : "Dans la politique, il n'y a rien de vrai". 2021-11-13. Telquel.ma. fr.
- Book: Njoku, Raphael Chijioke. Culture and Customs of Morocco. 2006. Greenwood Publishing Group. 978-0-313-33289-0. en.
- Web site: Saâd Chraïbi : "Mona Fettou était oppressive". 2021-11-13. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. fr-FR.
- Web site: 2001-11-02. Confidences: Saâd et Mouna racontent leur histoire. 2021-11-13. L'Economiste. fr.
- Web site: Saad Chraibi. 2021-11-13. Festival des 3 Continents.
- Book: Carter, Sandra Gayle. What Moroccan Cinema?: A Historical and Critical Study, 1956D2006. 2009-08-16. Lexington Books. 978-0-7391-3187-9. en.
- Web site: Soif IFFR. 2021-11-13. iffr.com.
- Videau. André. 2003. Soif. Film marocain de Saâd Chraïbi. Hommes & Migrations. 1242. 1. 147.
- Web site: Africiné - La théâtralité dramatique dans Jawhara de Saâd Chraïbi. 2021-11-13. Africiné. fr.
- Web site: "Islamour"; enfants de couples mixtes, entre racines et double culture, Dimanche en 2ème partie de soirée. 2021-11-13. 2M. fr.
- Web site: filmnat12. 2021-11-13. www.ccm.ma.
- Web site: Saâd Chraibi présente à Toronto son film "Femmes en miroirs". 2021-11-13. fr-FR.
- Web site:
CENTRE CINEMATOGRAPHIQUE MAROCAIN ::
. 2021-11-13. www.ccm.ma.
- Web site: Sortie nationale du film de Saad Chraibi : "Les 3M, histoire inachevée" en salle à partir du 10 avril. 2021-11-13. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. fr-FR.
- Book: L'Expérience cinématographique de Saad Chraibi. 2004. Association des critiques de cinéma au Maroc. Tanger.