Saâd Chraïbi (Arabic: سعد الشرايبي ) is a Moroccan director and screenwriter.
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 and participated in multiple worldwide film events.
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. He studied medicine for two years (1968-1970) at the Faculty of Medicine in
Casablanca
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before spending a year at the
University of Fancine (France), majoring in
communication
Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...
. He is the brother of
Omar Chraïbi
Omar Chraïbi (born April 22, 1961 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan filmmaker, producer and screenwriter.
Biography
Chraïbi was born in Casablanca. He obtained a bachelor's degree in literature in Casablanca in 1984, then studied photography at the ...
.
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
Abdelkader Lagtaâ (born in 1948) is a Moroccan film director, known for his work in Morocco and French documentaries.
Biography
Born in 1948 in Casablanca, Abdelkader Lagtaâ graduated from The National Film School in Lodz in Poland. He dire ...
et
Abdelkarim Derkaoui
Mohamed Abdelkrim Derkaoui (born March 29, 1945, in Oujda) is a Moroccan director and producer.
Biography
Derkaoui attended the National Film School in Łódź, Poland, where he graduated in 1972. He is the brother of director Mostafa 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'', which was followed by ''Jawhara'' and ''Femmes en Miroires.'' Eight years later, in 2019, he would release another feature film ''Les 3M Histoire Inachevée''.
He was married to
Mouna Fettou, the star of his film ''
Femmes... et Femmes.''
Filmography
Bibliography
* L'expérience cinématographique de Saad Chraïbi (2004), Tanger : Association des critiques de cinéma au Maroc , 2004
References
External links
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1952 births
Living people
Moroccan directors
Moroccan screenwriters