Bachir Bensaddek got his start directing and acting in video clips, shorts and dance films. Starting in 2001, he has written and directed documentaries for the screen and TV as well as taken part in theater productions, including of his own play.

In much of his work, exile is a recurring theme. What will his fiction be like? Bachir is in fact writing his first feature length script based on his play Montréal la Blanche.

More recently, he directed a documentary on Arabic rap. The film, Rap arabe, was awarded two prizes at the Festival Vues d’Afrique,namely the ACIC/ONF for best indie production as well as the people’s choice award, Espace Monde MusicAfrica.

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