Nabil Djedouani
Biography
Nabil Djedouani, born in Saint-Etienne in 1984, is a French-Algerian director, actor and researcher. After a Master II in cinema studies at the Louis Lumière University in Lyon, he co-directed a documentary film with Hassen Ferhani entitled Afric Hôtel (2010). He then worked with filmmaker Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche as an assistant director and actor for the films Histoire de Judas (2015) and Terminal Sud (2019). In 2012, he created the Algerian Cinema Digital Archives site to make forgotten Algerian cinematographic works that he collects and restores available to everyone on his Facebook page and his YouTube channel. Then he began research and dissemination work around Algerian music via the Raï & Folk platform. In 2019, he produced a documentary essay entitled Rock Against Police. In 2022 he obtained a professional qualification certificate as a digital image restorer from the National Audiovisual Institute.
Known For & Full Filmography3 Titles
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Le rédacteur en chef
In a Mediterranean country plunging into armed conflict, a doctor tries to do his duty against all odds, until the day his destiny is turned upside down…
Movie - 2026, 2h 15m • as Officier
Slimane, an old, weary, and sick trucker, and Smaïn, his loader, are tasked with transporting a cargo deep into the Algerian Sahara. Along the way, they are violently attacked and their truck is stolen. When Anna, a young French researcher, and Sofiane, her traveling companion, come to their aid, the film plunges with them into the desert.
Movie - 2015, 2h 15m • as Jésus
A man ascends a barren summit. It is Judas, come to collect Jesus and carry him down the mountain on his back, joking and panting as he does so. After bathing in the river and taking part in a henna ceremony, Jesus leaves for Jerusalem. Judas is concerned for his friend’s safety, since the Roman occupiers look upon the prophet as an insurgent.