Jihan El-Tahri

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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.

Film	Credit
CComplexifying restitution: Notes to self2022 · Director	Director
LLes pharaons de l'Egypte moderne2016 · Réalisateur	Réalisateur
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Nasser2015 · Director	Director
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Mubarak2015 · Director	Director
Egypt's Modern Pharaohs: Sadat2015 · Director	Director
Behind the Rainbow2008 · Director	Director
Cuba: An African Odyssey2007 · Writer, Director	Writer, Director
The House of Saud2004 · Director	Director
Africa in Pieces: The Tragedy of the Great Lakes2000 · Director	Director
TThe Price of AidDirector	Director