Taieb Louhichi

Director

Biography

Tunisia

Taieb Louhichi is Tunisian sociologist, screenwriter, and filmmaker. He studied sociology and film directing in Paris. His first feature, L’ombre de la terre, was screened at Cannes in La Semaine de la Critique. In 2006 he was in a car crash which led him to lose feeling in his limbs. That never stopped him. Louhichi continues to make films, which has earned him awards at several festivals. In 2011, he filmed the documentary Les Gens de l'étincelle (People of the Spark) on the Tunisian Revolution. He released L'Enfant du soleil (The Child of the Sun) in 2013. His last feature film was 2017's La Rumeur de l'eau. Taïeb Louhichi passed away in February 2018, at the age of 69.

Filmography

Masks (1970)
Dressing Room (1971)
The Stone Cry (1971)
Mazes (1971)
My village, a village among others (1972)
Ziara or visit the grandfather marabout (1973)
El khammes (1975)
Time to learn (1977)
Carthage 12 Year (1978)
The Shadow of the Earth (1982)
Gabes Oasis and Mill (1983)
Gorée, the Island’s Grandfather (1987)
Layla My Reason (1989)
Screens of Africa (1992)
Kër Jo Ouakam (1994)
The Song of the Baye Fall (1994)
Moon Noces (1998)
The Power of Small (1999)
The Son of Oumou Sy (2000)
The Wind Dance (2003)
The People of the Spark (2012)
Child of the Sun / L’Enfant Du Soleil (2014)

Films Curated by AFF