Fatma Zohra Zamoum

Nascimento : 1967-01-19, Bordj-Ménaiel, Algeria

História

Fatma Zohra Zamoum is a writer, director and producer. She taught Art History and Cinema in  Universities (2004-2010) After attending the Fine Art School in Algiers (1985-1988), she went to Paris where she gratuated in Art History and Cinematography and Audiovisual studies at the Sorbonne in 1995. Z'har (2009) is Zamoum's first feature film, decipting scenes from the violence Algiers experienced in the 1990s. In 2005, she directed a short film La Pelote de Laine and has also authored several books including Comment j'ai fumé tous mes livres (2006). In 2009, she directed a documentary as a tribute to Sembene Ousmane, named Le Docker Noir, Sembene Ousmane. In 2011, she directed and produced a second feature film Kedach Ethabni (How Big Is Your Love) which tells the story of how Adel copes with a period spent with his grandmother after his parents break up. In 2014, she directed a historical docu drama for algerian Tv. Since then she is developing new projects.

Filmes

Parkour(s)
Parkour(s)
Screenplay
Parkour(s)
Parkour(s)
Director
How Big Is Your Love?
How Big Is Your Love?
Writer
Algiers, nowadays, Adel, 8 years old, has been taken to his grandparents Khadidja and Lounès because his parents Rachid and Safia have been quarreling. Adel was supposed to stay with his grandparents for one week end ; then another week begins and he misses school; then he feels that he has lived there for ever. Khadidja, a house wife, will try to introduce Adel to her everyday life in her apartment and Lounès, a retired man, will introduce him to the great world of animals. From day to day, the child and his grandmother hold on to the question "how big is your love" to help them get through this difficult period and grow closer to each other.
How Big Is Your Love?
How Big Is Your Love?
Director
Algiers, nowadays, Adel, 8 years old, has been taken to his grandparents Khadidja and Lounès because his parents Rachid and Safia have been quarreling. Adel was supposed to stay with his grandparents for one week end ; then another week begins and he misses school; then he feels that he has lived there for ever. Khadidja, a house wife, will try to introduce Adel to her everyday life in her apartment and Lounès, a retired man, will introduce him to the great world of animals. From day to day, the child and his grandmother hold on to the question "how big is your love" to help them get through this difficult period and grow closer to each other.
(Un)Lucky
(Un)Lucky
Writer
Director Fatma-Zohra Zamoum plays herself in this highly original and intriguing debut, interweaving a documentary-style account of her return to Algeria to shoot her film, employing members of her family along the way, with three mysterious, artfully-shot, fictional narratives. Alia, a photographer, is attempting to journey from Tunis to Constantine to see her sick father; Cherif, an aging writer, is grappling with the discovery of his own death via an announcement in the newspaper; their paths cross through Farid, the taxi driver, who guides them through a fraught Algerian landscape. Zamoun's stylish film heralds a significant new talent in Algerian cinema
(Un)Lucky
(Un)Lucky
Director
Director Fatma-Zohra Zamoum plays herself in this highly original and intriguing debut, interweaving a documentary-style account of her return to Algeria to shoot her film, employing members of her family along the way, with three mysterious, artfully-shot, fictional narratives. Alia, a photographer, is attempting to journey from Tunis to Constantine to see her sick father; Cherif, an aging writer, is grappling with the discovery of his own death via an announcement in the newspaper; their paths cross through Farid, the taxi driver, who guides them through a fraught Algerian landscape. Zamoun's stylish film heralds a significant new talent in Algerian cinema
La Pelote de Laine
La Pelote de Laine
Writer
La Pelote de Laine
La Pelote de Laine
Director