Jihan El-Tahri
- Known for
- Directing
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.
Filmography
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Complexifying restitution: Notes to self 2022
Director
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Nasser 2015
Director
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Mubarak 2015
Director
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Sadat 2015
Director
Behind the Rainbow 2008
Director
Cuba: An African Odyssey 2007
Director, Writer
The House of Saud 2004
Director
Africa in Pieces: The Tragedy of the Great Lakes 2000
Director
The Feeling of Being Watched 2018
Consulting Producer
Les pharaons de l'Egypte moderne 2016
as Réalisateur
Credits from TMDB.