Saeed Taji Farouky

Birthplace: UK

Biography

Saeed Taji Farouky is a Palestinian-British filmmaker and artist who has been producing work around themes of conflict, human rights and colonialism since 1998.

He writes, directs and creates long-term, humanist art and film projects, and is lead tutor and course leader of the Re:Creative film school which offers free film education and training to people from backgrounds that are underrepresented in the film industry. In 2011 he was awarded a Senior TED Fellowship for his work, and he has previously been named Artist-In-Residence at the British Museum and Tate Britain.

He has been a speaker and human rights educator with Amnesty International for over 10 years and has been teaching filmmaking and cinematography since 2009.

Known For

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year
Standing at the Ruins
Taste
Strange Cities Are Familiar
A Thousand Fires
The runner
I See The Stars At Noon
The Path of Most Resistance
They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy
Life After Guantanamo

Top Movie Credits

Tell Spring Not to Come This Year Director of Photography
Standing at the Ruins Producer
Taste Francis
Strange Cities Are Familiar Writer
A Thousand Fires Writer
The runner Director of Photography
I See The Stars At Noon Director
The Path of Most Resistance Writer
They Live in Forests, They Are Extremely Shy Director
Life After Guantanamo Director of Photography