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Samia Chala
Samia Chala was born in Algiers in 1964. After studying engineering, she left Algeria at the height of the civil war and arrived in France in 1994. She initially worked as a produ…
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Samia Chala was born in Algiers in 1964. After studying engineering, she left Algeria at the height of the civil war and arrived in France in 1994. She initially worked as a production assistant before becoming an investigative journalist for numerous documentary productions. For the past seven years, Samia Chala has been directing her own films. Her documentaries focus on Algeria, women, exile, and, more broadly, migration from the Global South to the North. Since 1995, she has directed numerous documentaries and short films. She also works as a journalist and writer for the series Algérie(s), as well as for NHK and Channel 4.
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2013
Les Marcheurs, chronique des années beurs
Movie Director
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2013
Le Clown Chocolat
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2013
Madame la France, ma mère et moi
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2011
Mouss et Hakim, controled origins
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2009
Lamine "la fuite"
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2008
Nos sillons
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2007
Sauve qui peut
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2007
Bled Music à l'usine
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2006
Chahinaz : quels droits pour les femmes ?
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2002
Algeria's Bloody Years
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2001
Kabylie : au cœur de la révolte
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