Jihan El-Tahri
Producer, Regisseur, Schrijver
Jihan el-Tahri is an Egyptian writer, director, and producer. After receiving a degree in political science from the American University in Cairo, she worked as a news correspondent for British and American newspapers, covering the Middle East and Africa. She has authored, directed and produced award-winning documentary films, and books and reported on political conflicts in the Middle East and Africa. In 1990, El-Tahri began directing and producing documentaries for French television and international broadcasters. Her produced and directed documentaries, including the award-winning film Behind the Rainbow. She also produced and directed the acclaimed documentary Cuba: An African Odyssey and the Emmy-nominated House of Saud. Her 2014 Egypt's Modern Pharaohs, a trilogy of films about former Egyptian presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar Sadat and Hosni Mubarak, was funded by a grant through the Doha Film Institute. Jihan's other accomplishments include being a member of the Executive Bureau of FEPACI (Federation of Pan-African Cinema) and the Secretary General of the Guild of African filmmakers in the Diaspora.
Known For
Cinematografie
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Mariner of the Mountains · as Co-Producer |
| 2018 | The Feeling of Being Watched · as Consulting Producer |
| 2008 | |
| 1999 | |
| 1998 | The 50 Years War: Israel and the Arabs · as Associate Producer |
| 1988 | P.O.V. · as Consulting Producer |
| 1983 |