Dalila Ennadre

Dalila Ennadre (12 August 1966 – 14 May 2020) was a Moroccan film director.[1]

Dalila Ennadre
Born12 August 1966
Casablanca, Morocco
Died14 May 2020(2020-05-14) (aged 53)
Paris, France
NationalityMoroccan
OccupationFilm Director
Notable workEl Batalett, Femmes de la médina

Biography

Ennadre was born in Casablanca and grew up in France. She lived in Saint-Denis and La Courneuve. Her older brother, Touhami, was passionate about photography and became an artist-photographer.[2] She left school at age 16 and stayed in Guyana, Germany, Morocco, and Quebec. During this time, she studied cinema and worked as a production manager on several TV series and commissioned films for institutions.

Ennadre devoted herself to making documentary films, often revolving around daily life in Morocco. She directed her first film in 1987, titled Par la grâce d'Allah. She worked on numerous films as a production manager, returning to directing in 1999 with Loups du désert.[3] She then directed El Batalett, Femmes de la médina, a documentary on women living in the medina of Casablanca.[4]

Ennadre appeared in a Brahim Fritah film in 2012, titled Chroniques d’une cour de récré. She then returned to the medina of Casablanca to film Des murs et des hommes.[5]

Dalila Ennadre died in Paris on 14 May 2020 at the age of 53 following a long illness.[6]

Filmography

Director

Actress
  • Chroniques d'une cour de récré (2012)

References
  1. "Décès à Paris de la réalisatrice franco-marocaine Dalila Ennadre". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). 15 May 2020.
  2. "Touhami Ennadre : Ce que j'ai enduré en banlieue m'a renvoyé à mes racines et m'a permis de découvrir que je venais d'une culture millénaire". Libération (Maroc) (in French). 27 November 2014.
  3. "Dalila Ennadre". Africultures (in French).
  4. "Résistantes du quotidien". Le Monde (in French). 2 December 2001.
  5. "FCAT 2014 : Dalila Ennadre parle du non-dit de la sexualité au Maroc". Courrier International (in French). 20 October 2014. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016.
  6. "Décès de la réalisatrice Franco-Marocaine Dalila Ennadre". L'Opinion (in French). 16 May 2020.
  7. "Femmes de la Medina – El Batalett". Africultures (in French). 8 July 2002.
  8. "Femmes de la Medina – El Batalett". Africultures (in French).
  9. "Fama… une héroïne sans gloire (Fama… butoula bidoun majd)". Africultures (in French).
  10. "Je voudrais vous raconter". Africultures (in French).
  11. "J'ai tant aimé… – أحببت بشدّة". Africultures (in French).
  12. "Des murs et des hommes (Walls and people)". Africultures (in French).
  13. "documentaire : fonds d'aide à l'innovation audiovisuelle (développement) - résultats de la commission du 29 janvier 2018". Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (in French). 29 January 2018.
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