Narjiss Nejjar

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Narjiss Nejjar

Directing 55 January 1, 1971

Tangier, Morocco

Born in 1971 in Tangier, Morocco, Narjiss Nejjar has made numerous documentaries, authored a novel, directed a trilogy of short films and is a screenwriter. Her first feature-leng…

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Born in 1971 in Tangier, Morocco, Narjiss Nejjar has made numerous documentaries, authored a novel, directed a trilogy of short films and is a screenwriter. Her first feature-length narrative film, ‘Les Yeux secs’ (2003), was selected for the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs at the Festival de Cannes and received numerous honors, including the Bayard d’Or for Best Screenplay. ‘Wake Up Morocco’ (2005) is her second feature-length fiction film. After participating in 2010 in the Terminus des Anges Collective, she directed ‘L’amant du Rif’ (2012), which was screened in official competition at several festivals.

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  1. 2018
    Apatride

    Movie Director

  2. 2013
    Awili O Marhba

    Movie Director

  3. 2011
    The Rif Lover

    Movie Screenplay

  4. 2010
    Terminus des Anges

    Movie Director

  5. 2009
    The Actress

    Movie Director

  6. 2006
    Wake up Morocco

    Movie Director

  7. 2003
    Cry No More

    Movie Director